Arabic · noun · Struggle & the Sword
Khannas
ख़न्नास
said khan-NAAS
also written: khannas
Meaning
The slinking whisperer; the tempter who withdraws at the remembrance of God and returns in heedlessness.
Literally: the one who slinks back
Related words
ARABIC
Waswasa
Whispering insinuation; the satanic or egoic suggestion that troubles the heart and tempts toward doubt or sin.
ARABIC
Shaitan
Satan; the devil who tempts and misleads, the outward enemy answering the inward nafs.
ARABIC
Zikr
Remembrance of God through the repetition of His names or sacred formulas, aloud or silently.