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The English word lataif is the plural of the transliterated Arabic word latifa that stems from the trilateral verb la-ṭa-fa, which means "to be subtle". [28] It assumed a spiritual meaning in the Quran where Al-Latif is the 30th of the 99 names of God in Islam, reflecting His subtle nature. [28] [29]
Lataif are special organs of perception in Sufi spiritual psychology, subtle human capacities for experience and action. Depending on context, the lataif are also understood to be the corresponding qualities of that experience or action.
Latif can also be a masculine given name, as short form of Abdul Latif, meaning "servant of the Gentle". Its feminine form is Latifa . "Al-Latif" also means "The Subtle".
Karma: (Sanskrit: कर्म from the root kri, "to do", meaning deed) or Kamma (Pali: meaning action, effect, destiny) A term in several Indian religions that comprises the entire cycle of cause and effect. Karma is a sum of all that an individual has done and is currently doing.
The Chishti order (Persian: چشتی طريقة, romanized: Chishtī ṭarīqa) is a Sufi order of Sunni Islam named after the town of Chisht, Afghanistan where it was initiated by Abu Ishaq Shami.
Lataif-E-sitta [ edit ] According to certain interpretations of Sufism , the spiritual body of a person is defined as an interconnected system ( Lataif-e-sitta ), in which there is an energy center called the nafs .
Lataif-e-Sitta, special perception organs in Sufi spiritual psychology, for example Latifa Qalabiya; See also. Latife, the Turkish form of the name; References
Shrine of the founder of the order Baha al-Din Naqshband. The Naqshbandi order (Arabic: الطريقة النقشبندية, romanized: aṭ-Ṭarīqat an-Naqshbandiyya) is a Sufi order of Sunni Islam named after Baha al-Din Naqshband.