What does Al-ghshawa mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-ghshawa (غشاوة) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-ghshawa

Al-ghshawa according to Kitab at-Ta'rifat (Al-Jurjani)

That which settles on the face of the heart's mirror as rust, blunts the eye of inner vision, and covers the face of its mirror.

Al-ghshawa according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

And that is what settles on the face of the heart's mirror as rust, blunts the eye of inner vision, and covers the face of its mirror.

Al-ghshawa according to At-Tawqif (Al-Munawi)

That which settles on the face of the heart's mirror as rust, thereby blunting the eye of inner vision.

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