The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2050 page)

Read The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Online

Authors: John Bowker

BOOK: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
10.82Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
ah
ba
.
The Companions of the Prophet
Mu
ammad
. They have high status in Islam, because of their role in establishing
ad
th
—in two senses:
(i) their own sayings and actions are recorded; and
(ii) they were the witnesses of what Mu
ammad said and did.
Sahaj
(Pañj
b
, ‘easy’). Ultimate, blissful state experienced by the spiritually disciplined. Gur
N
nak
frequently used ‘sahaj’, a term employed by the
N
th
yog
s, for the inexpressible mystical union reached through devoted
n
m
simaran.

Other books

Nothing Short of Dying by Erik Storey
Pecking Order by Chris Simms
All the Hopeful Lovers by William Nicholson
Heart of Stone by Noree Kahika
Private Relations by J.M. Hall
Lies & Lullabies by Courtney Lane