Barzakh can be a boundary that both separates and relates two terms, an eschatological state, or an imaginal intermediate realm. It is therefore a methodological mistake to impose one narrow sense on every occurrence.
Distinctions and context
In the digital Futuhat, volume III, page 139, vegetation appears as an intermediate between mineral and animal, with the barzakh described as a mirror of the two. The location was checked in the digital text, not collated against a manuscript witness.
Research question
Identify the two terms mediated in each passage and specify the kind of relation.
Source trail and evidence status
- Secondary dictionary entryالمعجم الصوفي — مدخل 69 ↗
- Located digital primary passageالفتوحات، ج 3، ص 139 — النبات والبرزخ ↗
- Discovery catalogue, not a verified witnessمفاهيم ومصطلحات الفتوحات — فهرس سياقي ↗
- Discovery catalogue, not a verified witnessفهرس المخطوطات — بحث مستقل عن الشاهد ↗