Persian · noun · Spirit & the Divine
Pas-anfas
पास-अनफ़ास
said PAAS-an-FAAS
also written: pas-e-anfas
Meaning
The 'guarding of the breath'; the contemplative discipline of remembering God with each inhalation and exhalation.
Literally: watching the breaths
See it in the verse
Pas-anfas in Iqbal’s couplets
Related words
PERSIAN
Hush-dar-Dam
'Awareness in the breath' — the Naqshbandi practice of keeping conscious remembrance of God with every breath.
ARABIC
Zikr
Remembrance of God; the devotional repetition of His names or praises.
ARABIC
Muraqaba
Sufi meditation, the watchful contemplative vigilance of the heart in the awareness of God.