What is meant by the term "mukashafah" (unveiling) mentioned by the author in his book?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: We hear the term "mukashafah" in the book *Al-Furqan* by the Shaykh al-Islam, and in other books of the scholars. What is "mukashafah"?
Answer:
It is gaining knowledge of something unseen. "Mukashafah" is gaining knowledge of something unseen. This is either through the angels or through the devils. Yes. If it is from the awliya (close friends of Allah), it may happen that he gains knowledge of something unseen through the angels. And if it is from the awliya of Satan, he gains knowledge of something unseen from the devils. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: We hear the term "mukashafah" in the book *Al-Furqan* by the Shaykh al-Islam, and in other books of the scholars. What is "mukashafah"?
Answer:
It is gaining knowledge of something unseen. "Mukashafah" is gaining knowledge of something unseen. This is either through the angels or through the devils. Yes. If it is from the awliya (close friends of Allah), it may happen that he gains knowledge of something unseen through the angels. And if it is from the awliya of Satan, he gains knowledge of something unseen from the devils. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [625 -858] ما المقصود بالمكاشفة التي أوردها المصنف في كتابه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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