ferāḥ (Sufi Terminology)

The Bayt al-Maʿmūr (the Oft-Frequented House) in this heaven, that is, in the seventh heaven, is called ferāḥ. It possesses the same special status as the Kaʿba, as has been reported in a narration. If stones were to fall from it, they would fall directly onto the Kaʿba. It has two doors through which seventy thousand angels enter every day. These angels turn towards it eternally. They enter through the eastern door, for it is the door where lights (nūr) manifest. They exit through the western door, for it is the door where lights are veiled. They acquire knowledge about the unseen (ghayb). No one knows the direction in which they settle. These are the angels whom Allah creates every day from the river of life at the moment when the Spirit of Trust (Rūḥ al-Amīn) overflows. Allah immerses it in the river of life every day, as many times as there are angels, and then brings it out. These become the daily khawāṭir (sudden thoughts that come to the mind) of the children of Adam, whether they are muʾmin (believers) or not. Every day, seventy thousand thoughts come to the mind of humankind. None but the people of Allah (ahl Allāh) can comprehend them. When the angels who enter the Bayt al-Maʿmūr leave, they meet with the angels whom Allah has created from the khawāṭir that come to the qalb (the heart). When they come together, their dhikr (remembrance of God) is istighfār (seeking forgiveness) until the qiyāma (the Day of Resurrection). (Asfār, 218)