Sufi Classics · July 8, 2026

kābiliyyat-i awwal (Tasawwuf Glossary)

Kābiliyyat-i awwal (the first receptivity) is the origin of all origins. It is also the first determination (taʿayyun). (Kāshānī, 142; Jāmiʿ, 92) kābiliyyat-i ẓuhūr Kābiliyyat-i ẓuhūr (receptivity for manifestation) is …

Kābiliyyat-i awwal (the first receptivity) is the origin of all origins. It is also the first determination (taʿayyun). (Kāshānī, 142; Jāmiʿ, 92)

kābiliyyat-i ẓuhūr Kābiliyyat-i ẓuhūr (receptivity for manifestation) is the first love (maḥabba) alluded to by the saying "I wished to be known". (Kāshānī, 142; Jāmiʿ, 92)