What is Al-Hallaj?
[[File:Hallaj.jpg|thumb|The hanging of Al-Hallaj]] '''Abū al-Mughīth Hossein ibn Manūr Al Hallāj''' (c. 858 - 26 March 922) ({{lang-fa|ابوالمغیث حسین بن منصور حلاج}}) or '''Hallaj''' was a [[Persian people|Persian]] [[poet]] and writer.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Al-Ḥallāj {{!}} Islamic mystic|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/al-Hallaj|access-date=2020-12-07|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> Hallaj was born in [[Shūshtar]], [[Iran]]. Hallaj memorized the [[Quran]] when he was young. He taught [[Sufism]] in [[Baghdad]]. [[Muslim]] scholars were against his teachings. He was imprisoned in [[Baghdad]] for eleven years. In the end, he was tortured and he was beheaded by [[Abbasid]] rulers. == References == {{Reflist}}{{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Al-Hallaj, Mansur}} [[Category:Persian poets]] [[Category:858 births]] [[Category:922 deaths]]