Hijab (Sufism)
In Sufism, the Hijab () is the divine veil that covers the qalb (heart) of the murid (a novice committed to spiritual enlightenment) before reaching the maqaam (stages) of the tajalli (disclosure of God as truth) and nūr manifestation (Light of God) of Allah's mercy. It is not a physical entity. Presentation. The "Hijab" can be seen as an invisible veil that hides the target of the salik quest from his qalb. This curtain hides Allah mercy and His tajalli from the Sufi when he practices the Awrads. Thus, the "Holy Hijab" is the pinnacle step of the  salik way in the sufi Tariqa to reach the Haqiqa in its outer form and its inner meaning. In the initial stages of the travel to Allah mercy, the Salik is veiled by the "Hijab" while the Majzoob is attracted to reach and overcome this divine veil. Ghaflah. When the salik is tainted with the ghaflah (), his qalb cannot grasp and taste with dhawq the glimmers of the divine nūr, and the "Hijab" covers and envelops his heart to make it hermetic to the heavenly waridates. By dint of sincere niyya and perseverance in the practice of awrads and  ibadates, the "salik" gradually begins to leave the "ghaflah" to enter fully into the "Yaqadhah" () which makes it transit to the maqaam of the Majzoob which attracted by the purity of the "Hijab" and what it masks as sacred things. Tajalli. While the "Salik" continues his quest for the haqiqa that springs when the "Hijab" rises from his qalb, the "Majzoob" is attracted by divine grace to approach this "Hijab" and thus enjoy the Tajalli of the divine "Anwars" which guide him to practice more of Ibada and Dhikr and Awrads to thank his creator for his favors and karamat  that surround him. This unveiling of the "Hijab" on the qalb of the wassil and the majzoob reveals the "Tajalli" which is a manifestation which shows and brings out the favors and special gifts of Allah bestowed on his servant. The "Tajalli" manifestation also indicates that the divine became apparent in the "qalb" of the murid by means of the light of the Ma'rifa and the Irfan of Almighty Allah. Ma'rifa. This is how the Sufi adheres to a sphere of absolute knowledge called Ma'rifa when the "Hijab" reveals itself from his "qalb" after he has passed through the maqaamates  and Ahwals of the Talibe, Murid, Salik, Majzoob and Wassil. The "Hijab" thus opens the door of the mystical Ma'rifa to the sincere Sufi who rigorously pursued the legal path of Sharia, was assiduous in the esoteric method of Tariqa and received the mystic truth of the Haqiqa.