Aql (al-‘aql)

(Language: Arabic)

Short Description: Intellect

Long Description: Al-‘Aql al-awwal : the first Intellect, analogue of the Supreme Pen (al-Qalam), and of ar-Rūḥ. Corresponds to the Nous of Plotinus.

Sources: Introduction to Sufi Doctrine (by Titus Burckhardt)