Kashf
Unveiling; the mystic disclosure of hidden realities to the purified heart.
Literally: unveiling; disclosure
The unveiling of hidden realities to the heart — intuitive, supra-rational knowledge granted on the mystic path. Iqbal takes such inner experience seriously as a genuine source of knowledge, alongside sense and reason, and builds his philosophy of religion partly on it. But he insists this unveiled knowledge be tested and made fruitful in life, not hoarded as private ecstasy.
Mukashafa
Spiritual revelation or unveiling in which divine mysteries are shown to the heart.
Ilham
Inspiration cast into the heart by God, distinct from the prophetic revelation of wahy.
Mushahada
Direct spiritual witnessing or contemplative vision of the Divine reality.
Sirr
The innermost secret of the heart; the subtle centre where the soul meets the Divine.