In Sufism, a rabbani (Arabic: رَبَّانِيّ; 'Godly person'), or ribbi, is a wasil who is attached to Allah.[1][2]
Presentation
The term rabbani or ribbi is cited in the Quran into several Āyates, as:
Characteristics
The rabbani has several characteristics mentioned by the Quran, as:[7]
- Learning the Book (Arabic: بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ الْكِتَابَ) in Warsh recitation.[8]
- Teaching the Book (Arabic: بِمَا كُنتُمْ تُعَلِّمُونَ الْكِتَابَ) in Hafs recitation [ar].[9]
- Studying the Book and other sciences (Arabic: وَبِمَا كُنتُمْ تَدْرُسُونَ).[10]
- Supporting the Religion (Arabic: وَكَأَيِّن مِن نَبِيٍّ قاتَلَ مَعَهُ رِبِّيّونَ كَثيرٌ).[11]
- Sabr when facing Ibtila'e [ar] (Arabic: فَما وَهَنوا لِما أَصابَهُم في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ وَما ضَعُفوا وَمَا استَكانوا ۗ وَاللَّهُ يُحِبُّ الصّابِرينَ).[12]
- Application of the jurisprudence (Arabic: إِنّا أَنزَلنَا التَّوراةَ فيها هُدًى وَنورٌ ۚ يَحكُمُ بِهَا النَّبِيّونَ الَّذينَ أَسلَموا لِلَّذينَ هادوا وَالرَّبّانِيّونَ وَالأَحبارُ).[13]
- Preserving the authenticity of the Book of Allah (Arabic: بِمَا استُحفِظوا مِن كِتابِ اللَّهِ).
- Revealing and witnessing the religion (Arabic: وَكانوا عَلَيهِ شُهَداءَ).
- Forbidding sinful speech (Arabic: لَولا يَنهاهُمُ الرَّبّانِيّونَ وَالأَحبارُ عَن قَولِهِمُ الإِثمَ).[14]
- Forbidding consuming illicit gains (Arabic: وَأَكلِهِمُ السُّحتَ).
See also
References
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