canonical islamic mysticism Arabic

Himma همة

spiritual aspiration (default; preserves the technical Sufi register)

Himma (همة) — “Ambition” is forbidden because it imports a worldly-striving register foreign to the Akbarian usage. The himma of the gnostic is a cosmologically-effective contemplative orientation; range card should surface the second sense when ontological efficacy is in view.

Etymology

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Cross-tradition resonance

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Primary sources

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

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