"Pharaoh said 'I am the Truth,'[30] and was laid low. Mansur Hallaj said 'I am the Truth,' and escaped free. Pharaoh's 'I' was followed by the curse of God. Mansur's 'I' was followed by the mercies of God. Because Pharaoh was a stone, Mansur a ruby, Pharaoh an enemy of light, Mansur a friend. Mansur's 'I am He,' was a deep mystic saying, Expressing union with the light, not mere incarnation."[31]
Similarly Abdurrahman, the chief poet of the Afghans says:
"Every one who is crucified like Mansur, After death his cross becomes a fruitful tree."
[21] Spirits.
[22] Judges.
[23] A small coin.
[24] The founders of the four orthodox Sects.
[25] A celebrated contemporary Sufi
[26] Referring to punishment by impaling.
[27] Learned men.