{"product_id":"death-of-al-hallaj-the","title":"Death of al-Hallaj, The","description":"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.","brand":"Herbert Mason","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43572007534774,"sku":"9780268008420","price":83.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780268008420_db96222f-fa51-4585-9e72-8606f14160f0.jpg?v=1726823035","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/death-of-al-hallaj-the","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}