كنت كنزا مخفيا
The Hidden-Treasure hadith (kuntu kanzan makhfiyyan)
Kuntu kanzan makhfiyyan
Attributed hadith qudsi (12th-13th c. Sufi transmission); authenticity contested
كُنْتُ كَنْزًا مَخْفِيًّا فَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أُعْرَفَ
I was a hidden treasure, and I loved to be known,
فَخَلَقْتُ الْخَلْقَ لِكَيْ أُعْرَفَ.
so I created creation that I might be known.
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