According to Junayd Baghdadi, marifa or gnosis "is the hovering of the heart between declaring God too great to be comprehended, and declaring Him too mighty to be perceived. It consists …

Marifa is Popee's younger sister, though it is possible they are not related by blood[2]. She only exists outside of the televised world[3]. She is 13 years old,[2] and appears to be a performer …

Maʿrifa, in Islam, the mystical knowledge of God or the “higher realities” that is the ultimate goal of followers of Sufism. Sufi mystics came to maʿrifa by following a spiritual path that later Sufi …

Marifa is the essence of all four stations. Four Doors is a concept in Sufism and in branches of Islam heavily influenced by Sufism such as Isma'ilism and Alevism. In this system, there are …

What Is Ma’rifat? In Sufism, ma’rifat (معرفة ‎, ma‘rifah, ‘knowledge’) describes the mystical intuitive knowledge of spiritual truth reached through ecstatic experiences, rather than revealed or …

Ma‘rifa literally denotes skill or talent, a special ability that belongs to certain people, and knowing by certain means. According to travelers on the path of God, it is the station where knowing is …

According to Junayd Baghdadi, marifa or gnosis "is the hovering of the heart between declaring God too great to be comprehended, and declaring Him too mighty to be perceived. It consists …

Alternate Spellings: ma‘rifa, ma‘rifah , marifah: Short Description: Knowledge, gnosis. Long Description: Al-ma‘rifah (knowledge), al-maḥabbah (love) and al-makhāfah (fear) make up the …

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences. Knowledge and practice are the most important thing in Sufism. Knowledge refers to spiritual stations and …

In his Kita¯b al-Luma[, Abu¯ Nas ˙ r al-Sarra¯j (d. 378/988) in common with many other Sufis,8 reports the comment of Ibn [Abba¯s: the word ‘worship’ here means ‘knowledge’ (ma[rifa), so …