Sufi Classics · July 8, 2026

mecmaʿu’l-ehvāʾ (Tasawwuf Glossary)

Mecmaʿu’l-ehvāʾ (the gatherer of desires), is the absolute beauty (mutlaq jamāl) itself. For in desire (hawā, love) there is always a trace of beauty (jamāl). As it has been said: Even if you take your heart wherever …

Mecmaʿu’l-ehvāʾ (the gatherer of desires), is the absolute beauty (mutlaq jamāl) itself. For in desire (hawā, love) there is always a trace of beauty (jamāl). As it has been said:

Even if you take your heart wherever love wishes,

love is only for the first beloved.

The majdhūb (one enraptured by God) Shaybānī also said:

Tomorrow, all of your beauty

will be gathered in your face,

today it is scattered throughout the worlds.

(Kāshānī, 78; Jāmiʿ, 96)