The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (147 page)

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al-Na
m, Ibrah
m b. Saiy
r
(d.
c.
840 (AH 225)).
Leading
Mu‘tazilite
theologian and accomplished poet. But he was strongly rejected, even by other Mu‘tazilites, for his dogmatic style.
al-Niffar
, Mu
ammad
(d.
c.
965 (AH 354)).
S
f
who developed the notion of
waqfa
, a condition in which the mystic hears God directly—and perhaps is moved to write automatically at God's will. He claimed also that the vision of God is possible in this world.
Alobha
(P
li). Being without greed, one of the three root or conditioning attitudes which produce good
karma
in Buddhism.

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