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Mansur Hallaj was born around 858 in Fars province of Iran. He was an early Persian Sufi mystic that left an enduring literary and spiritual legacy, that continues to inspire seekers around the world. Hallaj addressed himself to popular audiences encouraging them to find God inside their own souls, which earned him the title of “The carder of innermost souls”. (God bless!)
Arthur John Arberry (1905-1969) was a very respected British Orientalist. A prolific scholar of Arabic, Persian, and Islamic studies. ( God bless!)