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Wrong. "Anal Haq" was uttered by a man named Mansur. He lived in India & was influenced by Advaita.
— True Indology (@TIinExile) January 6, 2020
The Islamic caliph hanged him to death for uttering such blasphemy. Sufis denounced him and declared him a Kafir devotee of Shiva.
"Anal Haq" has got nothing to do with Sufism. https://t.co/5o9jtAx1Z1
Mansur was accused of leaving Islam.
— True Indology (@TIinExile) January 6, 2020
Mansur didn't deny the charge but kept saying "Anal Haq" until his last breath.
He was widely regarded as having become a devotee of Shiva.
The Sufis of Medieval Kashmir referred to Mansur as a brother of Kashmiri Shaivite mystic Lal Ded.
It is important to note that while contemporary Sufis denounced Mansur, later Sufis accepted him.
— True Indology (@TIinExile) January 6, 2020
The 13th century Sufi poet Attar writes in his poem that when Mansur lived in India, Indians referred to him as "Abu al-Moghith"= helper in times of distress. pic.twitter.com/5frQDoSgR4
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