ruyah (ru’yah)

(Language: Arabic)

Short Description: Vision

Long Description: In its precise meaning designates formal vision, belonging to the bodily or psychic world; by an extension of the symbolism it can designate any contemplation, even beyond the level of form. Ru’yah al-qalb : “vision of the heart,” spiritual intuition.

Sources: Introduction to Sufi Doctrine (by Titus Burckhardt)