Question 283: What is marifat? I would like to know about the importance of Marifat Imam? If someone have deep marifat about Ayema do have he authorized to perform extra things in worship. Like some people accurse on enemies of ayema in namaz?

Answer 283: Philosophers define Marifat as the True Justified Belief. But, John Locke explains it as Understanding. As for the latter, marifat includes Tasavor (Perception) and Tasdiq (assertion), though it doesn’t include tasavor according to the philosophers definition. Some say it describes the mystical intuitive knowledge of spiritual truth reached through ecstatic experiences, rather than revealed or rationally acquired. Read More