B1noun
غَفْلَةٌ
ghaflah
heedlessness / negligence / unawareness
Example
اقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مُعْرِضُونَ
iqtaraba lin-nāsi ḥisābuhum wa-hum fī ghaflatin muʿriḍūn
The reckoning has drawn near for people while they are turning away in heedlessness (21:1)
Grammar
Feminine noun. Adjective: غَافِلٌ (heedless). Verb: غَفَلَ (to be heedless). Plural: غَافِلُونَ. The opposite of dhikr (remembrance).
Culture
Ghaflah is considered one of the greatest spiritual diseases — being oblivious to God, death, and the afterlife while absorbed in worldly distractions.