Al-Hallaj

الحلاج

A trail through the most famous executed mystic.

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Levant & Iraq
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  1. Origins

    حسين بن منصور الحلاج: فارس إلى بغداد.

    al-Husayn ibn Mansur al-Hallaj · Baghdad

  2. The path

    تلميذ طستاري ثم جنيدي ثم منفرد.

    al-Husayn ibn Mansur al-Hallaj · Sahl Al Tustari · Al Junayd Ibn Muhammad

  3. Ana al-Haqq

    الشطح المشهور: ما قال وما عُني به.

    al-Husayn ibn Mansur al-Hallaj · Tasawwuf

  4. The trial

    القضاء والوزراء: تسع سنين سجنًا.

    al-Husayn ibn Mansur al-Hallaj · Baghdad

  5. The legacy

    الشهيد عند الصوفية والشاعر عند الفرس.

    al-Husayn ibn Mansur al-Hallaj · Tasawwuf

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Overview

A path through the best-known mystic who was executed: al-Husayn ibn Mansur practises Sufism in Baghdad and is crucified in 922. The story of martyrdom and controversy.

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islam.museum contributors. “Al-Hallaj”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-hallaj/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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