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Mansur al-Hallaj
(Redirected from Al-Hallaj) Mansur al-Hallaj (Abu al-Mughith al-Husayn ibn Mansur al-Hallaj) (c. 858-922) Sufi Philosopher and Martyr
- Ana al-Haqq
- I am the Truth.
- This is the primary assertion for which he was condemned as a heretic. "The Truth" is one of the most holy names and attributes of Allah (God), and by this statement his persecutors asserted that Al Hallaj was claiming to be God… and deserved to be executed as a blasphemer, rather than acknowledging such interpretations as would permit a person to be a distinct and individual manifestation of truth and yet also mystically united as "one with God".
- The Love of the human being for God is a reverence which penetrates the very depths of his being, and which is not permitted to be given except to Allah alone. The Love of Allah for the human being is that He Himself gives proof of Himself, not revealing Himself to anything that is not He.
- Al Hallaj evoking Allah as the "Ultimate Spirit of Awareness", which is to some extent manifested through all that is in any sense aware of anything… both within and yet also beyond any mortal manifestation of awareness.
- Allah, Most High, is the very One Who Himself affirms His Unity by the tongue of whomsoever of His creatures He wishes. If He affirms His Unity in my tongue it is He Who does so, and it is His Affair. Otherwise, my brother, I myself have nothing to do with affirming Allah's Unity.
- I saw my Lord with the eye of the heart. I asked: Who art Thou?
He answered: Thou.
- Concealment does not veil Him
His pre-existence preceded time,
His being preceded non-being,
His eternity preceded limit.
- Other than He cannot be qualified by two (opposite) qualities at one time; yet With Him they do not create opposition.
He is hidden in His manifestation, manifest in His concealing.
- He acts without contact,
instructs without meeting,
guides without pointing.
Desires do not conflict with Him,
thoughts do not mingle with Him:
His essence is without qualification (takyeef),
His action without effort (takleef).
- In the Name of Allah the Merciful, the Compassionate, Who manifests Himself through everything, the revelation of a clear knowing to whomsoever He wishes, peace be upon you, my son. This praise belongs to Allah Who manifests Himself on the head of a pin to whom He wishes, so that one testifies that He is not, and another testifies that there is none other than He. But the witnessing in the denying of Him is not rejected, and the witnessing in the affirming of Him is not praised.
- The beloved does not drink a single drop of water without seeing His Face in the cup. Allah is He Who flows between the pericardium and the heart, just as the tears flow from the eyelids.
- I saw my Lord with the Eye of my heart,
And I said: Truly there is no doubt that it is You.
It is You that I see in everything;
And I do not see You through anything (but You).
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