What does Al-fyḍ al-aqds mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-fyḍ al-aqds (فيض الأقدس) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-fyḍ al-aqds

Al-fyḍ al-aqds according to Kitab at-Ta'rifat (Al-Jurjani)

It is the essential sensible manifestation causing the existence of things and their dispositions in the degree of knowledge, then in the degree of vision, according to the saying: "I was a hidden treasure and I loved to be known", hadith.

Al-fyḍ al-aqds according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

It is the manifestation of the Living One by His essence, causing the existence of things and their dispositions in the degree of knowledge then of vision, as in: "I was a hidden treasure and I loved to be known: I created creation so as to be known".

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