Meaning
Whispering insinuation; the satanic or egoic suggestion that troubles the heart and tempts toward doubt or sin.
Literally: whispering, evil suggestion
Related words
ARABIC
Khatra
A passing thought or impulse that arises in the heart, judged in Sufi discipline as divine, satanic, egoic or angelic.
ARABIC
Shaitan
Satan; the devil who tempts and misleads, the outward enemy answering the inward nafs.
ARABIC
Nafs-e-Ammara
The commanding lower self that incites a person toward evil and base desire.