mishkah (mishkāh)

(Language: Arabic)

Short Description: Niche, tabernacle.

Long Description: The Light verse in the Qur’ān states: “God is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The symbol of His Light is like a tabernacle (mishkāh); in the tabernacle there is a lamp, the lamp in a glass; the glass is like a brilliant star…” (24:35).

Sources: Introduction to Sufi Doctrine (by Titus Burckhardt)