Dhat ذات
Essence (paired with sifat; the divine reality considered apart from attributes)
Dhat (ذات) — Always paired with sifat in technical Akbarian theology. Capitalize “Essence” when the divine referent is in view to disambiguate from generic “essence.”
Etymology
[STUB: editor to author etymology, root, and morphological notes.]
Cross-tradition resonance
Related terms across traditions (each relation is a stub the editor expands):
- Ein Sof (jewish-mysticism) — [STUB: editor to expand — pre-attributive-ground]
Primary sources
[STUB: editor to list locus classicus and other canonical attestations.]
Scholarly literature
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Hekhal Editorial. "Dhat." Hekhal: An Open Reference for Esoteric Tradition. Last modified May 2, 2026. https://hekhal.org/lexicon/dhat.
Hekhal Editorial. 2026. "Dhat." Hekhal: An Open Reference for Esoteric Tradition. https://hekhal.org/lexicon/dhat.
Hekhal Editorial. "Dhat." Hekhal: An Open Reference for Esoteric Tradition, May 2, 2026, hekhal.org/lexicon/dhat.
Hekhal Editorial. (2026). Dhat. Hekhal: An Open Reference for Esoteric Tradition. https://hekhal.org/lexicon/dhat
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