Lahut
(al-Lāhūt)
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| Short Description: |
Divine Nature. |
| Long Description: |
Opposed to an-Nāsūt (human nature). Ibn ‘Arabī says that an-Nāsūt is like a form or container of which al-Lāhūt is the content, or the secret life. Lāhūt is derived from ilāh, “divinity,” nāsūt from insān, “man.” |
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| Source(s): |
Introduction to Sufi Doctrine (by Titus Burckhardt) |
| Notes & References: |
See Form and Substance in the Religions (Chapter “The Five Divine Presences”) |
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