Meaning
The realm of pure divinity, the highest plane of the Sufi cosmology.
Usage & notes
Lahoot is the world of divinity in the classical fourfold Sufi cosmos. Iqbal invokes such planes poetically while keeping his focus earthward, on the self that must act in the world rather than escape it.
Related words
ARABIC
Naasoot
The realm of human, physical existence; the lowest plane of the Sufi cosmology.
ARABIC
Jabaroot
The realm of divine power and the highest angels in Sufi cosmology.
ARABIC
Malakoot
The realm of souls and angels, the unseen world of spirits between the physical and the divine.
ARABIC
Jabarut
The world of divine power and archetypes; the realm between pure divinity and the angelic.
ARABIC
Malakut
The angelic realm; the world of spirits and dominion just beyond the material.