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Muslimhuman
Salaam brothers/sisters
I just wanted to ask, what is yaqeen? How does it differ to imaan? How do you attain it?
Walaikum Salaam.
What is yakeen?, there are three types to acknowledge:
The word يَقِينِ ‘yaqeen’ means solid conviction. It is the kind of knowledge which is more than just knowing something. Yaqeen is even stronger than emaan. It is something you are absolutely convinced about or you are fully sure about it.
There are 3 types of Yaqeen, we come to know about this from the tafseer Surah at-Takathur and Surah Waqia.
1. Ilm al Yaqeen – yaqeen based on knowledge.
2. Ayn al Yaqeen – yaqeen based on seeing
3. Haq al Yaqeen – yaqeen based on feeling.
For example, seeing smoke signifies fire even if we can’t see the fire. This is ilm ul yaqeen . We know that smoke signifies fire through our knowledge. Now we know something is burning when we actually see the fire, it is called Ayn al Yaqeen and we will be convinced there is fire when we feel its burning or warmth. This is called Haq al Yaqeen.
Maybe you already attained yakeen... You just need the recognition of 'yakeen' when it naturally occurs as a mental and / or sensory reflex.