Lessons from the Unseen — Mansūr al-Ḥallāj on the Sirr
Few names stir the heart like that of Mansūr al-Ḥallāj, the mystic who uttered the words “Ana al-Ḥaqq” — “I am the Truth.” For this he was condemned and executed in Baghdad in 922 CE, yet his legacy burns like a torch in the history of the Sufi path.
What did he mean? In the sirr — that innermost secret where self dissolves — only the Divine remains. When al-Ḥallāj declared “I am the Truth,” it was not his ego speaking but the Divine Reality (al-Ḥaqq) shining through the empty vessel.
Yet the world is not always ready for unveiled sirr. His words were heard outwardly as blasphemy, though inwardly they revealed fana’ at its peak. His life teaches us that the sirr is both a gift and a trust — it must be carried with wisdom, lest the uninitiated confuse the Light with the lamp.
A practice inspired by al-Ḥallāj:
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Sit in silence and repeat within: “Lā ilāha illā Allāh” — there is no god but God.
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With each cycle, notice the self growing thinner, less substantial.
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When a moment of pure presence arises, whisper inwardly: “Only You remain.”
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Rest there without naming yourself, without seeking explanation.
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When you rise, carry humility — remembering that what is unveiled in the sirr may not always be shared with the world.
The lesson of al-Ḥallāj: the sirr can overflow into proclamation, but the cost of revelation is great. The seeker must learn when to veil and when to unveil. In this tension, we see again the harmony of opposites — the need for both silence and speech, concealment and declaration.
Mansūr al-Ḥallāj’s cry still echoes not as arrogance but as annihilation — a reminder that the sirr, when fully unveiled, proclaims nothing but God.
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