With Love to Muhammad (sa) - The Khatam-un-Nabiyyin — Page 155
155 Statements of Hazrat Muhy- ud-d ī n Ibn ‘Arab ī rh In his chapter about the writings of Hazrat Muhy-ud-D ī n Ibn ‘Arab ī rh , Farhan Khan writes, “[Ibn ‘Arab ī rh ] did not write his book with conventional definitions to Isl ā mic vocabulary used by most non-Arabs. Often, he would employ terms according to his custom understanding or its linguistic definition, demanding an active, contemplative reader. ” 153 Then, without quoting from the actual writings of Hazrat Ibn ‘Arab ī rh or Hazrat ‘Abd-ul-Wahh ā b rh , Farhan Khan says that Imam ‘Abd-ul-Wahh ā b rh believed that Hazrat Ibn ‘Arab ī rh spoke of two kinds of wah ī (revelation): 1. Wah ī Tashr ī ‘ ī – Revelation to the Prophets 2. Wah ī Ilh ā m – Revelation to non-Prophets About these two groups, Farhan Khan declares, “Both groups received wah ī from All ā h, and thus Ibn ‘Arab ī termed both groups as nab ī s according to the linguistic meaning of nab ī , 153 Khan, With Love , Page 37