Glossary Term
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- Ulug'vorlik
- Transliteration
- oo-loog-vor-LEEK
- Rejected alternatives
- nur (divine light, heavily associated with Sufi Nur-i Muhammadiy pre-existent-light devotion, strong in Naqshbandi-influenced Uzbek Islam)
Glory
God’s radiant honor and majesty. Avoid nur, which in Central Asian Sufi devotional tradition specifically evokes the pre-existent light of Muhammad — a competing pre-existence and glory claim.