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Latifa-e-Ruhi

लतीफ़ा-ए-रूही
said la-TEE-fa-e-ROO-hee
also written: latifa-e-ruh
Meaning

The 'spirit' subtle centre; the latifa of the ruh located in Sufi inner anatomy on the right of the chest.

Literally: the subtle centre of the spirit

See it in the verse

Latifa-e-Ruhi in Iqbal’s couplets

Uqabi rooh jab bedar hoti hai jawanon mein
Nazar aati hai un ko apni manzil aasmanon mein
When the eagle's spirit awakens in the young, they begin to see their destination up among the skies.
Youth · The Falcon · Awakening
Related words
ARABIC

Latifa

A subtle spiritual centre within the human being activated through Sufi practice.

ARABIC

Rooh

The spirit breathed into man by God; the principle of life.

ARABIC

Lataif-e-Sitta

The 'six subtleties'; the six subtle spiritual centres of the human being purified in stages on the Sufi path.

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