revelation (الْكَشْف)

revelation (الْكَشْف)


العقيدة أصول الفقه الثقافة والدعوة

التعريف :


According to the Sufis, it refers to the removal of the screen that separates the physical from the spiritual which cannot be fathomed by ordinary senses. To them, this refers to ‘inner knowledge’, which they consider the ultimate knowledge.

المعنى الاصطلاحي :


Removing the cover off something and disclosing it.

التعريف اللغوي المختصر :


"Kashf": lifting the cover or veil. Original meaning: removing something from something else.