Istinsmah

Posted on 04/10/2012 by marina

ISTINSMAH استقامة
Lit. “Standing erect.” A term (1) used by the Sufi mystics for rectitude of life, purity of life; (2) being constant in religion according to the rules of the Qur’an.

Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam

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