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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Marvelous! ( ) Summary: In the book, "The Death of al-Hallaj," the author depicts Hallaj's last days with his loved ones, before his execution. The first to visit him is his son, Hamd. Hamd is the narrator in the story. It was Ibn Dawud who visited Hallaj the second time and entered the story. Ibn Duwad is the jurist and is portrayed as the antogonist by Hamd. Third to enter the story is Ibn Ata. Ibn Ata is Hallaj's friend and disciple. Last to enter the story is Shaghab. Shaghab is Caliph Muqtadir's mother, and a supporter of Hallaj. Throughout the book, Hallaj at times practices shath, or conversation with God.The book ends with his execution. Hallaj endured the long and gruesome torture of his death calmly and courageously. Opinion: The book, "The Death of al-Hallaj," is a great book to read and re-read again. I was surprised to how many similarities there were between Hallaj and Jesus Christ. Hallaj is enveloped in God's love and speaks with wisdom. I had not known anything about al-Hallaj until this book. I can tell he is not well known in the Western World. But he is considered one of the greatest figures in history of the Muslim religion. Hallaj's personality is witty and joyful, he is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in. Hallaj has lived on in the Muslim religion for thousands of years and will continue to do so. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Although not widely known in the Western world, al-Hallaj is one of the great figures in the history of the Muslim religion. Martyred in 922 by the government for his teachings, al-Hallaj has lived on through the centuries in the legends and memories of Muslims the world over. The reader who meets al-Hallaj for the first time in this book will be impressed by the striking similarities he shares with Jesus Christ, Socrates, and the Jewish Hasidic masters. Al-Hallaj is a man so caught up in God's love that he speaks with the wisdom of a mystic. Yet he is worldly and down-to-earth in his affection, his wit, and his joy. In this dramatic narrative of the last days of al-Hallaj, Herbert Mason has distilled the essence of al-Hallaj in moving, beautifully drawn scenes with his son, his protectress, and a devoted disciple. The timeless confrontation between freedom and political expediency, between faith and fatalism, ends here in love that is stronger than death. So finely has Mason presented al-Hallaj that the fire of his love reaches across the centuries to glow again on these pages. This is a book to read, and to re-read. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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