Sufi Classics · July 8, 2026

tahāsus (Sufism Glossary)

Tahāsus is when a person, while showing generosity and respectful behavior to someone of a lower rank than themselves, thereby lowers the status of the other. (Mizān, 74) tāhir (tāhir-i bāṭin; tāhir-i sirr; tāhir-i sirr …

Tahāsus is when a person, while showing generosity and respectful behavior to someone of a lower rank than themselves, thereby lowers the status of the other. (Mizān, 74)

tāhir (tāhir-i bāṭin; tāhir-i sirr; tāhir-i sirr wa ʿalāniyya; tāhir-i ẓāhir)

Tāhir is the one whom Allah has protected from opposing (Him).

Tāhir-i ẓāhir is the one whom Allah has protected from maʿṣiyya (outward sin).

Tāhir-i bāṭin is the one whom Allah has protected from the whisperings of Satan and from others (besides himself).