Ḥiqd
Definition
Hiqd is the settled, nursing resentment that develops when an injury — real or perceived — is not forgiven and released but instead is kept alive through repeated remembrance and emotional re-living. Al-Ghazali distinguishes hiqd from the initial anger that naturally arises at injury (which may be unavoidable) and from the genuine grievance that should be addressed through legitimate means: hiqd is what happens when neither of these responses is pursued, and the injury simply sits in the heart, festering. The person of hiqd carries a burden that grows heavier with time and that corrupts every other dimension of their inner life.
As understood in the classical tradition of Imam al-Ghazali and the scholars of his school.
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