Acknowledgements
To the editors at Brill, especially Teddi, I would like to express my gratitude. To the peer reviewers and Nicolai, for their insightful comments and suggestions, I would like to express my appreciation. To Aunt Mary, who combed through an early draft of this work, I would like to express my thanks. To Ronald Nettler, particularly, who introduced me to Ibn ʿArabī and has remained a faithful companion on long journeys to obscure metaphysical lands, I would like to express my profound indebtedness. To my family, who never cease to astonish and overwhelm me with their inexhaustible love, I would like to express what words always fail to express.