101 Hadith Qudsi by pImam ibn Arabi

‘Oh child of Adam, as long as you beseech Me and hope for Me, I shall
forgive you whatever you have done, without minding in the slightest.’
From Hadith 28
Apart from the Quran, the most treasured sayings in the Islamic
tradition are those of Muhammad himself, which form the Hadith,
and none more so than the sayings of God transmitted by Muhammad,
known as ¢ad¨th quds¨ (literally ‘sacred sayings’).
Ibn ¡Arab¨’s Mishkåt al-anwår is one of the most important and
influential early collections of ¢ad¨th quds¨, comprising 101 sayings
drawn from the oral tradition and written collections. Divine Sayings
is a translation by Stephen Hirtenstein and Martin Notcutt, from the
first authoritative Arabic text edited from the best early manuscripts.
These Divine Sayings are universal, expounding the divine root of all
goodness and beauty, and can be appreciated by people from any background.
Recurring themes include our utter dependence upon God,
and His readiness to forgive and embrace those who truly turn to Him.
This book is a most wonderful gift.
‘Stephen Hirtenstein and Martin Notcutt have produced in Divine
Sayings a beautifully translated version of Ibn ¡Arabi’s best known
collection of Hadith … . They have done a great service to all those
who would like to gaze upon the Muhammadan form through the eyes
of al-Shaykh al-Akbar.’
William C. Chittick, Stony Brook University
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