Arabic · noun · Spirit & the Divine
Qurb
क़ुर्ब
said QURB
also written: qurb, qurub, qurb-e-ilahi
Meaning
Nearness to God; the proximity the seeker attains through devotion and love.
Literally: nearness; proximity (to God)
Usage & notes
Nearness to God — the goal of the spiritual life, the drawing-close of the servant to his Lord. Iqbal makes qurb, rather than self-annihilation, the true summit of the path: the self does not vanish into God but attains an ever-deepening, conscious intimacy with Him. This conception lets him affirm union and individuality at once.
Related words
ARABIC
Wisal
Union with the Beloved; the mystic's attainment of communion with the Divine.
ARABIC
Wisaal-e-haq
Union with the Real; the soul's reunion with God as the ultimate beloved.
ARABIC
Qurbat
Nearness and closeness, especially the coveted proximity to God.
PERSIAN
Khudi
Selfhood; the self, the ego — in the philosophical, not the vain, sense.