Arabic · noun · Faith & Sacred History

Saliba

सालिबा

said saa-li-BA

also written: salibah

Meaning

The negating clause; in mystic usage the 'la' of la-ilaha, the sword of negation that cuts away all but God.

Literally: the negative (proposition)

Related words

Negation, denial; the ruling out of a thing.

The oneness of God; the affirmation of divine unity as the core of faith.

'The sword of No' — the negating 'la' of the testimony of faith imagined as a blade that cuts away every false god.