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In general terms, alchemy (al-kīmiyāʾ) means the transmutation of base metals into precious ones such as lead into gold and silver, a mere philosophy transmitted from Greece to the Arab world during the ninth century. However, it paved the way for experimental sciences and the establishment of laboratories...

This article discusses experiences of Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allah ibn Saʿd ibn Saʿīd ibn Abī Jamrah al-Azdī al-Andalūsī, a great Sufi ḥadīth scholar of seventh century Hijrah, born in Islamic Spain and passed away in Egypt in 675 AH[i] who encountered with the Prophet ﷺ in a dream while engaging with his...