Mun
fiq
n, al-
(Arab.). Term in the
Qur’
n
denoting those who pretended allegiance to Mu
ammad's cause but in bad faith. S
ra 63 is named for them, and there are evidences elsewhere of their ‘hypocrisy’.
One of the eighteen principal
Upani
ads
, considered the most poetical. The name means ‘shaven’, and perhaps reflects the emphasis on the life of
sa
ny
sa
.