Sufi Classics · July 8, 2026

tin (Sufism Glossary)

They were addressed with the command to prostrate so that it would be appropriate to the meaning. ...Thereupon, the angels conformed to Him... that is, the angels, in relation (nisba) to the great human who is an image …

They were addressed with the command to prostrate so that it would be appropriate to the meaning. ...Thereupon, the angels conformed to Him... that is, the angels, in relation (nisba) to the great human who is an image of the cosmos, assumed a state (ḥāl) befitting him. ... Just as it is in the innate disposition (fiṭra) of humanity