Karb
(karb)
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Tautening, distress. |
| Long Description: |
Before they are “dilated” in a distinctive mode, the possibilities of manifestation are in a state of “contraction” when considered from the point of view of their later development, though not in their immutable reality. Opposed to tanfīs (dilation, consolation). |
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Introduction to Sufi Doctrine (by Titus Burckhardt) |
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