More than one Adam

The venerable Ghawth, Khwaja Muhammad Nazim commented on the statement of Shaykh al-Akbar Muhiuddin Ibn Arabi 'Allah created one hundred Adams, we are the descendents of the last',

"Our GrandShaykh says, 'Knowledge is an endless ocean...saints know about from before the time of Adam (peace be upon him)....Our GrandShaykh said that this is the period of our father Adam (peace be upon him) and his sons.  We are living in it now.  But before our father's period, so many Adams have been created-no one knows their (exact)number!...Each Adam, and his sons were generally like us, in that they may be recognized as sons of Adam.  All are servants of our Lord.  Also, He Almighty, alone, knows how many Adams will come after us, how many periods there will be....Our GrandShaykh says, 'Allah Almighty was addressing those Adams that were created before our father, Adam (peace be upon him) with the secrets of the Holy Quran.  Quran, the Holy book, contains endless secret knowledge.  Its secrets are such that you can find, included in it, all news from before and after us."

(Mercy Oceans: The Teachings of Maulana Abdullah al-Faizi ad-Daghestani, p. 104-105)