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Acknowledgements
Little did we realise, when we ¥rst began the translation of this
book in 1996, just how much work would be involved. We wish to
express our deepest gratitude to the following, without whose help
and expertise this book would not have seen the light of day.
We are greatly indebted to Daniel Hirtenstein and Sara Sviri for
their inestimable help with the translation, and to Rosemary Brass,
Sara Hirtenstein, Judy Kearns and Michael Tiernan for their editing,
typesetting, proofreading and invaluable suggestions.
We also thank the fellows and members of the Muhyiddin
Ibn ¡Arabi Society for their support in establishing an archive of
Ibn ¡Arab¨’s works, and to the director and staff of the Süleymaniye
library in Istanbul for all their help in providing access to these
precious manuscripts.
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