When God caused me to be expelled from my city, He set me apart. He knew that my zeal for Him was so great, that I should overwhelm people.
He knew that in the confusion of my love for him, I should confuse people. He did not want me to have friends. My praise for Him deformed me in the eyes of others. Since I knew Him as He is, and was in union with Him, He appeared to abandon me.
But I have not erred; I have not deviated from His designs for me; nor have I rejected my destiny; nor have I set myself up as a judge of others.
Even if he were to torment me with the fires of hell forever and beyond, I should not bow down to any other being but Him; I should not pay homage to any man, woman or idol. I should not acknowledge any rival to Him.
My proclamation of faith is the same as the proclamation of all who are sincere. In the love of God I am triumphant. How could it be otherwise?
Hallaj