Noor (Sufism)
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Noor is the link which binds being
to knowledge
in Sufism
. The word itself means light. Each particle of light that is reflected of the "mirror of the heart" projects spiritual knowledge according to distinctive types of colors.
Noor is the spiritual light of a person. It is considered positive energy, or energy from God
, which is supposed to clean a person's inner spiritual being. It emanates primarily from the heart, but can bloom to the whole body. A person's spirituality can be judged by the Noor emanating from him. Noor is descended from the heavens, reaching the Kabatulallah
in Mecca
. From there it is distributed to all the Mosque
s. There it manifests in those that are spiritually inclined.
Being
Being , is an English word used for conceptualizing subjective and objective aspects of reality, including those fundamental to the self —related to and somewhat interchangeable with terms like "existence" and "living".In its objective usage —as in "a being," or "[a] human being" —it...
to knowledge
Knowledge
Knowledge is a familiarity with someone or something unknown, which can include information, facts, descriptions, or skills acquired through experience or education. It can refer to the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject...
in Sufism
Sufism
Sufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...
. The word itself means light. Each particle of light that is reflected of the "mirror of the heart" projects spiritual knowledge according to distinctive types of colors.
Noor is the spiritual light of a person. It is considered positive energy, or energy from God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
, which is supposed to clean a person's inner spiritual being. It emanates primarily from the heart, but can bloom to the whole body. A person's spirituality can be judged by the Noor emanating from him. Noor is descended from the heavens, reaching the Kabatulallah
Kaaba
The Kaaba is a cuboid-shaped building in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and is the most sacred site in Islam. The Qur'an states that the Kaaba was constructed by Abraham, or Ibraheem, in Arabic, and his son Ishmael, or Ismaeel, as said in Arabic, after he had settled in Arabia. The building has a mosque...
in Mecca
Mecca
Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...
. From there it is distributed to all the Mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
s. There it manifests in those that are spiritually inclined.