The Greatest Master Muhyiddin Ibn al-Arabi

A companion questioned Muhammad the Messenger, may Allah bless him and give him peace, about the meaning of the Quranic Sura Ikhlas. The beloved Messenger replied:

I once posed this very question to Archangel Gabriel, who supplicated the Lord of Power concerning Ikhlas and received these words from Allah: Ikhlas is a secret known only unto Me. I entrust it to the hearts of those whom I love most intensely among My servants.

*This hadith comes from the transmission of the noble companion Hudhafiya, may Allah be pleased with him.