ikhlas (al-’ikhlāṣ)

(Language: Arabic)

Short Description: Sincerity, purity of intention

Long Description:

Sources: Introduction to Sufi Doctrine (by Titus Burckhardt)

Notes & References: Also refers to the well-known Sūrāt-al-Ikhlāṣ in the Qur’ān: “Say, He, God, is One. God the Everlasting. He never begot, nor was begotten, nor is there an equal to Him” (112).