Unveilings: The Ontology of the Forms of Presence

Unveilings: The Ontology of the Forms of the Presence

The Moment (waqt), the now during meditation,
The moment of mindfulness, during meditation,
the moment now, between the past and the future.
“Its reality is the graces that are hidden in the heart.” (Ernst, p. 33)

Apparition (Badi)

Visitation (Warid)

Onslaught (hujum)

Overwhelmings (ghalabat)

Astonishment (Hayra)

Ecstasy (Wajd)

Witnessing (Mushahahda)

Vision of the Heart (Ru’ya al-Qalb)

Veridical dream (ru’ya saliha)

Manifestation (tajalli)

Interlocution (muhaadatha)

Infinite Conversation (Munajat)

Annihilation (Fana)

Subsistence (Baqa’)