faqr (al-faqr)

(Language: Arabic)

Short Description: Indigence, spiritual poverty

Long Description:

Sources: Introduction to Sufi Doctrine (by Titus Burckhardt)

Notes & References: See Qur’ān (35:15): “Oh ye men! Ye are the poor (fuqarā’) in relation to God, and it is He who is the Independent, the Glorious.”