The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2050 page)

Authors: John Bowker

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The Companions of the Prophet
Mu

ammad
. They have high status in Islam, because of their role in establishing

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—in two senses:

(i) their own sayings and actions are recorded; and
(ii) they were the witnesses of what Mu
ammad said and did.

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Sahaj

(Pañj

, ‘easy’). Ultimate, blissful state experienced by the spiritually disciplined. Gur

nak
frequently used ‘sahaj’, a term employed by the
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yog

s, for the inexpressible mystical union reached through devoted
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m
simaran.

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