Al-Hallaj Quotes
Mansur al-Hallaj was a Persian Sufi mystic, preacher, and poet whose ecstatic utterances and public life made him one of the most controversial and revered figures of early Sufi history. After long years of travel and ascetic practice from Mecca to Sind and Khurasan, he settled in Baghdad, where his open declaration Ana al-Haqq, I am the Truth, scandalized many traditional jurists and drew the suspicion of the Abbasid court. The quotes below are attributed to Al-Hallaj, organized by topic.
Al-Hallaj on God
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Attributed to Al-Hallaj:
“I am the Truth.”
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Attributed to Al-Hallaj:
“I have seen my Lord with the eye of my heart.”
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Attributed to Al-Hallaj:
“Between me and Thee, there is only I; remove the I, and only Thou remains.”
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Attributed to Al-Hallaj:
“He who tastes the wine of divine love forgets every other taste.”
Al-Hallaj on Love
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Attributed to Al-Hallaj:
“Love is the closest companion of the seeker, even when it leads to the gallows.”