The same method has also been preferred in certain tripartite terms such as worship–ʿubūdiyya–ʿubūda, ʿilm al-yaqīn–ʿayn al-yaqīn–ḥaqq al-yaqīn, and in terms like taste–drinking–satiation.
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The secret of rubūbiyya (lordship) is a secret connected to the marbūb (the one in need of a lord, i.e., the servant).
It is a secret. It is a nisba (spiritual connection) of two muntasib (affiliates). One of these is the marbūb.