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Also known as yaqīn, yakīn, yakeen, certainty in Islam, certainty (Islam), certitude in Islam, certitude (Islam)

Yaqeen () is generally translated as "certainty", and is considered the summit of the many stations by which the path of walaya (sometimes translated as Sainthood) is fully completed. This is the repository of liberating experience in Islam. In relation to the exoteric religious life, certainty is the sister of religious life in its perfection (ehsân), that is, to say the adoration of Allah according to the visionary way; through this channel it is the pillar of Islam in the accomplishment of its external practices, as it is the foundation of faith (iman) in its internal dogma. It is, in fact,

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Subclass of
certainty
Named after
certainty
Religion
Sufism
Official language
Arabic
Operator
Murid
Series
maqam
Main subject
akhirah
Depicts
Tajalli
Creator
Allah
Location
world
Image
Beqere, Çêlek.jpg
Connects with
Infaq
Has use
Sabr
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present in work
tafsir
facet of
iḥsān
commemorates
al-Haqq
physically interacts with
Lataif-e-sitta
partially coincident with
Irfan
different from
Hikmah
Commons category
Certainty in Islam
name in native language
يَقِينٌ
vocalized name
يَقِينٌ
described by source
TDV Islamic Encyclopedia
language of work or name
multiple languages
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Stages
  • ''Ism al-yaqeen''
  • Rasm al-yaqeen
  • ''ʿIlm al-yaqeen'' (the knowledge of certainty)
  • ''ʿAyn al-yaqeen'' (the vision of certainty)
  • ''Ḥaqq al-yaqeen'' (the final level of certainty gained through experience)
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Yaqeen () is generally translated as "certainty", and is considered the summit of the many stations by which the path of walaya (sometimes translated as Sainthood) is fully completed. This is the repository of liberating experience in Islam. In relation to the exoteric religious life, certainty is the sister of religious life in its perfection (ehsân), that is, to say the adoration of Allah according to the visionary way; through this channel it is the pillar of Islam in the accomplishment of its external practices, as it is the foundation of faith (iman) in its internal dogma. It is, in fact, ihsân which gives the external religion its true meaning and the domain of faith its real values. It occurs in the Quran about certainty, "And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty". Certainty (yaqeen) comprises three degrees.

==Stages== In Islamic thought, yaqeen is regarded as a lofty spiritual state, described as having several distinct levels. Scholars and sufi masters generally mention five stages: Ism al-yaqeen Rasm al-yaqeen ʿIlm al-yaqeen ʿAyn al-yaqeen Ḥaqq al-yaqeen

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