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God who speaks through the tongue of Abu Yazid. " 153. The renowned sage and mystic poet of the Punjab, Hadhrat. Sultan Bahut also claimed to be the manifestation of God. Almighty, nay, God Almighty in person: 'I know only the Truth [Haq], I see only the Truth [Haq], I cry only the Truth [Haq], Truth [Haq] is in me and I am the Truth [Haq], this is the Truth [Haq]. 154. Hadhrat Imam Ja'far Sadiqh claimed to be the face of God 55 and. Hadhrat Jalal ud Din Rumith stated in relation to Hadhrat Abu. Yazid Bustamith that: 'in his robe there was none other but God. 156. Hadhrat Farid ud Din Attart claimed to be God not once but three times in the space of one sentence 5 and so did Hadhrat. Hussain ibn Mansur al Hallaj™ claim to be God 58 while Hadhrat. Abu Bakr Shiblith declared that there is none but himself in the two worlds. 59 Yet, in every one of these instances, the authors of these words merely proposed to suggest that they were manifestations of God Almighty and not Him - a concept perfectly permissible in Islam since according to Islamic beliefs: 'sainthood is the reflection of prophethood and prophethood is the reflection of Divinity. ' 160. Why, then, should a revelation vouchsafed to Hadhrat 53. Bustami, [Hadhrat] Abu Yazid. vide. Tadhkirat al Aulia, ch. xiv, p. 151 54. Bahu, [Hadhrat] Sultan. vide. Khalid e Tauheed, p. 194 55. Sadiq, [Hadhrat] Imam Ja'far. vide. Kitab Mazhar al 'Ajaib fin Nakt wal Ghara'ib 56. Rumi, [Hadhrat] Jalal ud Din. Miftah al Ulum, sec. iv, pt. ii, p. 36 57. Attar, [Hadhrat] Farid ud Din. Fawa'id Faridiyya, p. 85 58. Hallaj, [Hadhrat] Hussain Mansur al. vide. Anwar e Aulia. pp. 180/181 59. Shibli, [Hadhrat] Abu Bakr. vide. Fawa'id e Faridiyya 60. Jilani. [Hadhrat] Sayid 'Abd al Qadir Jilani, Bihjat al Israr, p. 83 76