What does Al-ran mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-ran (ران) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-ran

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

It is the veil that stands between the heart and the realm of holiness, through the dominance of psychic dispositions and the entrenchment of bodily darkness within it, such that it is completely screened from the lights of lordship.

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

The veil that stands between the heart and the realm of holiness through the dominance of psychic dispositions and the entrenchment of bodily darkness within it, such that it is completely screened from the lights of lordship (Al-Ta'rifat p. 114).

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