Bayazid Bastami boldly claimed his banner beat God's banner
Modesty was clearly not on the agenda for this ecstatic pioneer. Bastami was famous for uttering 'shathiyat,' which are wild, deeply shocking statements made while completely lost in inner union. He once casually shouted out that his own glory was massive and that his personal banner was pitched far higher than the banner of the divine itself.

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