Gnostic Glossary: Arabic Lexicon

Aladab

Arabic الأدب, meaning a deeper quality of spiritual manners, that is a courtesy engendered in the ritual acts of worship, the prostrations of the prayer, the fast, and giving gifts to the needy. Such a quality is imbued with awareness that you are the dependent, and the Real is the independent. Your are poor, He is rich.

Arif

عارف Arif is a person who learns and understands with the power of intuition and deep experience thanks to moral and spiritual purification.