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claimed to be a prophet of God to which the revered sage replied: 'I am sorry for you that you have reduced my worth. I claim. Divinity for myself and you ask me of a claim to prophethood. '20. In the height of his intensity of love for his Creator, he declared in a state of ecstasy: 'I am the Lord. '21. Hadhrat Abu Bakr Shibli was also extremely explicit in his pronouncement and stated in relation to himself: 'It is I who speaks, it is I who listens. In the two worlds, there is none but I myself. 122. Muslim saints have also been referred to as God in Person by their followers as for instance Sheikh Sabir Kalyari stated in relation to Sufi Sayyid Abid Mia Uthman Naqshbandi: 'I call him Ka'aba or Quran or Prophet or God. 123. Allama Muhammad Iqbal who in recent times has become the patron saint of most anti Ahmadiyya Muslim elements stated in relation to Hadhrat Nizam id Din Aulia™. 'What the angels read, that is your name. Great is your status, widespread is your Grace. 124. These are but a few sample illustrations of the pronouncements of some of the greatest sufis known to the history of Islam, generally revered for their piety by the larger majority of the 20. Hallaj, [Hadhrat] Mansur al. vide. Fawa'id Faridiyya, p. 76 21. Ibid. , vide. Anwar e Aulia, pp. 180/1 22. Shibli, [Hadhrat] Abu Bakr. Fawa'id e Faridiyya 23. Kalyari, Sheikh Sabir. Miraj ul Mu'mineen, pp. 144/45 24. Iqbal, Muhammad. Bang e Dara 66