TAWASIN (Book of the Purity of the Glory of the One) MANSUR AL-HALLAJ

TAWASIN (Book of Purity of the Glory of the One) MANSUR AL-HALLAJ Revised Translation & Introduction Paul Smith The Perfect Master, poet & martyr, Mansur al-Hallaj (859-922), was born near Shiraz and was tortured and executed in Baghdad for declaring: “I am the Truth (Anal Haq).” Much has been written about his famous (and infamous) statement and his masterpiece the Tawasin in which he makes it. ‘Written in rhymed Arabic prose… it sets forth a doctrine of saintship—a doctrine founded on personal experience and clothed in the form of a subtle yet passionate dialectic.’ R.A. Nicholson. The Introduction here contains: The Life, Times and Works of Mansur al-Hallaj, The Perfect Master (Qutub), ‘Anal-Haq’ or ‘I am the Truth’ of Mansur al-Hallaj; Four Master Poets of Baghdad who influenced al-Hallaj; A Selection of Poetry from the Persian, Turkish, Pushtu & Urdu Poets about or influenced by Mansur al-Hallaj. Appendix: The Story of Idris (Azazil) and Adam From ‘The Book of Genesis’ of Shahin of Shiraz. This is a free-form poetic translation that captures the beauty and meaning and the mystery and the profundity of this controversial classic of Sufism. Large Print (16pt) & Large Format (8” x 10”) Pages 275. Comments on Paul Smith’s Translation of Hafiz’s ‘Divan’. “It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished..” Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran.“Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith.” Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator from English into Persian, knower of Hafiz’s Divan off by heart. “Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz.” Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages… including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, ‘Attar, Sana’i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Shah Latif, Bulleh Shah, Mahsati, Lalla Ded, Nazir Akbarabadi and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children’s books and more than a dozen screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa New Humanity Books Read more