MA’NAWÎ - معنوی

Etymology & Literal Meaning: Derived from the root ma‘nâ ( معنى ) — which signifies the core meaning, intent, or inner reality underlying a form, expression, or event — it literally means pertaining to the inner meaning, essence or incorporeal reality rather than outward form. It denotes what is logical, ideal, moral, or immaterial, in stark contrast to what is purely material or physical (mâddî).

As an Islamic Term: It refers to haqiqahs that are incorporeal, detached and completely free from the constraints of materiality and that belong to al-‘âlam al-ma’nâ — the ‘âlam of essential meanings and haqiqahs bared of materiality.

Those who seek everything in sheer materiality have their minds in their eyes, and the eye is blind to matters of ma’nawî reality.

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