The Arabic word BARZAKH means “isthmus”: it is a dividing line between two domains, and this line appears, from the standpoint of each side, to belong to the other side. (GTUFS: FaceA, Transcendence and Immanence in the Spiritual Economy of Islam)
Barzakh (archetype of): The archetype of the BARZAKH is the half-divine, half-cosmic frontier separating, and in another sense uniting, Manifestation and the Principle; it is the “Divine Spirit” (Ruh) which, seen “from above” is manifestation, and seen “from below” is Principle. Consequently, it is Maya in both its aspects; the same thing appears, in a certain manner, in the Christian expression “true man and true God.” (GTUFS: FaceA, Transcendence and Immanence in the Spiritual Economy of Islam)