Arabic · noun · Faith & Sacred History

Ruyat

रुयत
said ROO-yat
also written: ruyat, ru'yat, ruyat-e-bari
Meaning

The vision of God; the beholding of the Divine promised to the blessed in the hereafter.

Literally: seeing; vision (of God)

Usage & notes

The vision or seeing of God — the subject of a long theological debate over whether and how the believer may behold God, especially in the next life (ru'yat al-bari). It connects the devotional longing for deedar with formal doctrine. Where it surfaces in poetry, this desire to see God functions for Iqbal as a spur to the soul's ascent.