Rumi on al-Hallaj; a Reductio on Tawhid
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012Consider the following argument by Rumi offered in explanation of Mansur al-Hallaj’s fevered declaration that he was God – a claim for which he was executed in 922: When Hallaj’s love for God reached it utmost limit, he became his own enemy and he naughted himself. He said, “I ...