Sufi Classics · July 8, 2026

talākat (Sufism Glossary)

Talākat is to engage in humor in a manner that is decorous, without resorting to obscenity or slander. Regarding buffoonery and seriousness, it represents the middle path between ifrāṭ (excess) and tafrīṭ (deficiency). …

Talākat is to engage in humor in a manner that is decorous, without resorting to obscenity or slander. Regarding buffoonery and seriousness, it represents the middle path between ifrāṭ (excess) and tafrīṭ (deficiency). (Mizān, 76)