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Statements of Hazrat Muhyud-dīnIbn ‘Arabī rhIn his chapter about the writings of Hazrat Muhy-ud-DīnIbn ‘Arabī rh , Farhan Khan writes, “[Ibn ‘Arabī rh ] did not writehis book with conventional definitions <strong>to</strong> Islāmic vocabularyused by most non-Arabs. Often, he would employ termsaccording <strong>to</strong> his cus<strong>to</strong>m understanding or its linguisticdefinition, demanding an active, contemplative reader.” 153 Then,without quoting from the actual writings of Hazrat Ibn ‘Arabī rhor Hazrat ‘Abd-ul-Wahhāb rh , Farhan Khan says that Imam‘Abd-ul-Wahhāb rh believed that Hazrat Ibn ‘Arabī rh spoke oftwo kinds of wahī (revelation):1. Wahī Tashrī‘ī – Revelation <strong>to</strong> the Prophets2. Wahī Ilhām – Revelation <strong>to</strong> non-ProphetsAbout these two groups, Farhan Khan declares, “Both groupsreceived wahī from Allāh, and thus Ibn ‘Arabī termed bothgroups as nabīs according <strong>to</strong> the linguistic meaning of nabī,153Khan, <strong>With</strong> <strong>Love</strong>, Page 37155

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