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Khatim al-Awliya'
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Khatim al-Awliya ' ( Arabic : خاتم الأولياء , ALA-LC : Khatim al-Awliyāʼ , 'The Seal of the Saints') is a work by Al-Hakim_al-Tirmidhi . It was authored around 873. Ibn Arabi later expanded on the notion.
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work by al-hakim_al-tirmidhi
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work by al-hakim al-tirmidhi
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