Daʿwā (claim), is when the nafs (the lower self) attributes to itself something that does not belong to it. Sahl ʿAbdullāh (al-Tustarī) says: The greatest obstacle between the servant and Allah is daʿwā, that is, being the sāḥib (the one who claims ownership). (Lumaʿ, 428)
When an extraordinary act appears from a person, this is either close to a claim or not. The first case is when it is accompanied by a claim. This claim may be a divine claim, a claim to prophethood, a claim to walāya (friendship with God), or a claim to sorcery and obedience to Satan. (Nabhānī, I, 7; Dabūr, 442) Dabūr is a force that calls to the desire and domination of the nafs. Since it comes from the corporeal nature, which is the west of the light, it is likened to the dabūr wind blowing from the west. Its opposite is qabūl. Qabūl is the sabā wind blowing from the east. It is a force that calls to the rūḥ (the spirit) and its domination. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I was helped by the sabā wind, while ʿĀd (the people) were destroyed by the dabūr wind." (Musnad, I, 223) (Kāshānī, 44; Jāmiʿ, 83)