lubb (al-lubb)

(Language: Arabic)

Short Description: Kernel

Long Description: Figuratively, the hidden meaning, the essence of a thing, the heart. The contrary is al-qishr, the shell: “Grasp the kernel and cast away the shell!”

Sources: Introduction to Sufi Doctrine (by Titus Burckhardt)

Notes & References: See Sufism: Veil and Quintessence