Arabic · noun · People & Roles
Mansur
मंसूर
said man-SOOR
also written: Hallaj, Mansoor, Mansur Hallaj
Meaning
Mansur al-Hallaj, the martyr-mystic executed for crying 'Ana-al-Haqq,' emblem of love's fatal daring.
Usage & notes
Iqbal returns again and again to Mansur's gallows as the price and glory of ecstatic truth.
Related words
PERSIAN
Dar
The gallows or gibbet; in mystic poetry, the scaffold of Mansur, symbol of love's martyrdom.
ARABIC
Junaid
Junaid of Baghdad, the early Sufi master celebrated for his sober, balanced mysticism.
PERSIAN
Bayazid
Bayazid Bastami, the early Persian Sufi famed for his intoxicated, rapturous mysticism and ecstatic sayings.