The Christ of the East

About this book

Between the alleys of Baghdad heavy with the smoke of fires and the cries of rebellion, and the smartphone screens of our twenty-first century, stretches a magical bridge across time, narrating a tale unlike ordinary stories. In the play "The Christ of the East," we do not merely read history, but breathe it through the journey of Khalil and Ahood, whom the curiosity of the modern age led through a mysterious electronic application to find themselves face to face with Hussein ibn Mansur Al-Hallaj in his cell. This work is no mere retelling of the biography of a controversial Sufi, but a mirror reflecting the disappointments of the present on the wounds of the past. Events flow to pose the eternal question: do human errors change with the changing of ages? Or is man a prisoner of an inherited legacy of unending conflicts? From the heart of the Abbasid age, Al-Hallaj appears with his vision transcending bars, teaching us that freedom is no mere escape from prison, but "the training of the soul" in its war against desires. In a refined literary style, writer Rasool Darweesh weaves a philosophical drama that begins with a spark.