canonical islamic mysticism Arabic

Hadra حضرة

Presence (in technical Akbarian usage; the five hadarat / divine Presences)

Hadra (حضرة) — Capitalize “Presence” when the technical Akbarian register is active. The five Presences (hadarat khams) are a structural Akbarian cosmological-ontological framework; the term is not interchangeable with maqam (station).

Etymology

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Cross-tradition resonance

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Primary sources

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Scholarly literature

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Tradition
islamic mysticism
Language
Arabic
Script
Arabic
Last revised
2026-05-02

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