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al-bust: expansion (of the soul through hope or spiritual joy) ;
opposite of al gabd, q. v.

ad-daqdiq : plural of dagigah, finesse, subtlety. In Sufism de-
signates the aspects of the subtle world, the psychic world,
as opposed to Hagaiq which designate the Realities of the
world beyond form.

Dargawiyah or Dergawiyah: a branch of the Shadhiliyah order
in the Maghreb.

adh-Dhat : the Essence, the Quiddity. This expression is the
feminine of dhu meaning ‘“ possessor of.”” The dhat of a
being is the subject to which all its qualities (sifar) relate ;
these qualities differ as between themselves, but not in
their being connected with the same subject.

al-fand: extinction, evanescence ; in Sufism designates extinction
of individual limitations in the state of Union with God.
The opposite is al-baqa, *‘ subsistence >’ q. v. Cf. this verse
of the Quran:  Everything on it (the earth) is transitory
(fan); there remains only the Countenance of thy Lord,
the essence of Majesty and of Bounty. (LV, 26)

al-fagr : indigence, spiritual poverty. Cf. this passage from
the Quran (XXXV, 16): “O ye men! Ye are the poor
(fugara) in relation to Ged, and it is He Who is The
Independent, The Glorious.”

al-farq: separation; separative consciousness, the opposite of
al-jam, q. v.

al-fayd . the overflowing, outpouring, flux, effusion, emanation;
al-fayd al-agdas: ‘ the most holy outpouring,” i.e.
principial manifestation.

Fusiis al-Hikam : lit the *‘ Bezels of the Wisdoms.” The title
of a famous work by Muhyi-d-din ibn ‘Arabi, usually
translated as ¢ The Wisdom of the Prophets.”

Futithat al-Mekkiyah: ¢ The Meccan Revelations™, the richest
of the works of Muhyi-d-din ibn ‘Arabi; in 4 large
volumes.

al-ghaflah: negligence, heedlessness, unconsciousness.