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Also known as The Six Subtleties, al-Laṭaʾif as-sitta

The Laṭāʾif () are special organs of spiritual and psycho-physiological functioning in Sufi psychology.

Described at

Centres Subtils de Conscience (Lata’if) - School of Sufi Teaching

sufischool.org

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Encyclopedic overview

43 sections
Contents
  • Different understandings of the ''Laṭāʾif''
  • Kubrāwī ''Laṭā’if'' (13th century)
  • Naqshbandi ''Laṭāʾif'' (Mujaddidī) (17th century)
  • Naqshbandi ''Laṭāʾif'' (Punjab tradition) (20th century)
  • Comparison of understandings of the ''Laṭāʾif''
  • Spiritual development and the ''Laṭāʾif''
  • Activation of the ''Laṭāʾif''
  • Kubrawi
  • Khwajagan
  • Naqshbandi (Mujaddidī)
  • Naqshbandi (Awaisi)
  • Naqshbandi (Punjab)
  • Direct experiences of the ''Laṭāʾif''
  • Kubrawi
  • Khwajagan
  • Naqshbandi (Punjab)
  • Indirect experiences of the ''Laṭāʾif''
  • Kubrawi
  • Naqshbandi
  • Naqshbandi (Punjab)
  • Disambiguation of the ''Laṭāʾif''
  • Arabic, Quranic, or Sufi meaning of ''Laṭāʾif''
  • Transliteration or translation or interpretation of the ''Laṭāʾif''
  • ''Laṭā’if'' (organs) or ''Laṭā’if'' (experiences)
  • Ten, five, or six ''Laṭāʾif''
  • Nafs (Egoic Self) or Nafs (''Laṭīfa'')
  • ''Laṭāʾif'' and the number "Seven"
  • Inter-relationship of ''Laṭāʾif''
  • Ruḥ (Spirit) or Ruḥ (''Laṭīfa'')
  • Qalb (Heart) or Qalb (''Laṭīfa'')
  • Sirr (Secret) or Sirr (''Laṭā’if'')
  • ''Laṭāʾif'' and the Jism Laṭīf
  • Qalab or Sultan al-Azkar
  • Ḥal (State), Maqam (Station), or ''Laṭīfa''
  • Divine Names or ''Laṭāʾif''
  • The ''Laṭāʾif'' outside Sufism
  • The Fourth Way
  • The Diamond Approach
  • The ''Laṭāʾif'' in animals
  • History of the ''Laṭāʾif''
  • See also
  • External links
  • References

The Laṭāʾif () are special organs of spiritual and psycho-physiological functioning in Sufi psychology.

Depending on context, the Laṭāʾif (plural) are also understood to be the experiential qualities or forms of those functions. (See "Disambiguation: Laṭā’if (organs) or Laṭā’if (experiences)").

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lataif-e-sitta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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