Brethren of Purity
The Arabic phrase "Ikhwān aṣ-Ṣafāʾ" (short for, among many possible transcriptions, "", meaning "Brethren of Purity, Loyal Friends, People worthy of praise and Sons of Glory") can be translated as either the "Brethren of Purity" or the "Brethren of Sincerity"; various scholars such as Ian Netton prefer "of Purity" because of the group's ascetic impulses towards purity and salvation.