Arabic · noun · Love & Longing

Istighraaq

इस्तिग़राक़
also written: Istighraq
Meaning

Total immersion; being drowned and engrossed in the beloved.

Literally: being submerged, drowning

Usage & notes

The lover sunk wholly beneath the surface of contemplation; the deep drowning of the self in its object that the Sufis prized as a station of love.