686
Hajib, the verbal noun, not hujjab "doorkeepers," or hijabah "office of doorkeeper," though the same idea is meant. For the hajib and his office, see pp. 14 ff., above. Here, the theoretical significance of the office is discussed.
687
Cf., for instance, 1:558, above.
688
Cf. 1:377 f., above.
689
Cf. 1:313, above.
690
Qur'an 12.21 (21).