Meaning
The realm of human, physical existence; the lowest plane of the Sufi cosmology.
Usage & notes
Naasoot is the material world of forms and bodies, the stage of human striving. Far from despising it, Iqbal insists this earthly realm is where the self is forged and the divine purpose worked out.
Related words
ARABIC
Malakoot
The realm of souls and angels, the unseen world of spirits between the physical and the divine.
ARABIC
Jabaroot
The realm of divine power and the highest angels in Sufi cosmology.
ARABIC
Lahoot
The realm of pure divinity, the highest plane of the Sufi cosmology.
ARABIC
Malakut
The angelic realm; the world of spirits and dominion just beyond the material.