baqa
(baqā’)
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(Language: Arabic) |
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Subsistence, duration. |
Long Description: |
In Sufism designates the spiritual state of subsistence beyond all form, i.e. the state of reintegration in the Spirit, or even in pure Being; also means the Divine Eternity. Its opposite is fanā’. |
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Introduction to Sufi Doctrine (by Titus Burckhardt) |
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