101 Hadith Qudsi by pImam ibn Arabi

divine sayings
ceremonies of the ±ajj on the 9th Dhu’l-±ijja, the last month of the Muslim
year. One of the main events is the halting in front of the Mountain of Mercy
(Jabal al-Ra¢ma), a small rocky eminence in the valley itself. As is mentioned
in the Qur¤an, in the Divine Address to Abraham: “Proclaim among men
the Pilgrimage, and they shall come to You on foot, upon every lean beast,
proceeding from every mountain-road, that they may witness that which is
bene¥cial for them and mention God’s Name on days well-known over such
beasts as He has provided them with. So eat thereof and feed the wretched
poor” (Q. 22: 27–8).
19. Qåsim b. Aßbagh al-Bayyån¨ (d. 340/951).
Part Three
1. Ab¬ D夬d Sulaymån b. al-Ash¡ath al-Sijistån¨ (203–275/817–889) was born
in Khorasan, and received his main ¢ad¨th training in Basra, where he was
to ¥nally settle. He was well-known for his encyclopaedic knowledge and
memory, as well as honesty and kindliness. His Sunan is one of the most
celebrated books on ¢ad¨th and sacred law.
2. Q. 47: 23–5.
3. Ab¬ al-±asan ¡Al¨ b. ¡Umar (306–85/918–95) is generally known as al-
Dåraqu†n¨, because he lived in a part of Baghdad known as Dår al-Qu†n.
He compiled several works on ¢ad¨th, in particular his Sunan, which was
recognised as one of the most reliable collections.
4. ¡Abd al-±aqq al-Azd¨ al-Ishb¨l¨, whom Ibn ¡Arab¨ mentions at the beginning
of his list of ¢ad¨th teachers in the Ijåza – see p. 94.
5. This work of Ibn ¡Arab¨’s on ¢ad¨th is mentioned in his Fihrist (no. 31)
and Ijåza (no. 32). Its title indicates that it was a collection of longer ¢ad¨th,
perhaps compiled in Mecca around the same time as the Mishkåt.
6. “… and whoever is given their book in their right hand, they shall read their
book, and shall not be wronged in the slightest” (Q. 17: 70).
7. “To you We have given al-kawthar, pray to your Lord and sacri¥ce”
(Q. 108: 1–2). Al-kawthar is usually taken to mean a river in Paradise or
a pond which the Prophet saw near the zenith of his ascension (mi¡råj).
According to a ¢ad¨th recorded by Êabar¨ (Tafs¨r no. 6), Muhammad arrived
at a tree so vast as to give shade and shelter to the whole Islamic community,
and at its foot was the source of two rivers: the river of Mercy and
al-Kawthar. After bathing in the river of Mercy, Muhammad was allowed
to cross Kawthar and enter Paradise. In another tradition, the water-source
which feeds the other two rivers is named as Salsab¨l. The mystical interpretation
is founded on the connection with a word from the same Arabic root,
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