Imma Ila'ah

Imma Ila'ah is the partzuf (divine countenance) of the sefirah of Binah in the world of Atzilut. The sefirah of Binah includes all ten sefirot, and when they are all included together, it is called by the name "Imma Ila'ah" (Supreme Mother).

Imma Ila'ah receives its light from Abba Ila'ah, the sefirah of Chochmah of the world of Atzilut, and together they are called "trein re'in d'lo mitparshin" (two inseparable companions).

"Imma Ila'ah" is called "Ila'ah" (supreme) in relation to the sefirah of Malchut of Atzilut, which is called "Imma Tata'ah" (Lower Mother). It is explained that these two partzufim are called by the name "Imma" (Mother), as Imma Ila'ah is a mother in relation to Ze'ir Anpin, and Imma Tata'ah is in the aspect of mother to the worlds of Beriah, Yetzirah, and Asiyah (BY"A).

Imma Ila'ah dwells in the world of Beriah, and in the language of the Tikunim, "Imma Ila'ah nests in the three sefirot in the Throne."

Its Root

The source of the flow of Abba and Imma is from the beard (dikna) of Arich Anpin. Abba Ila'ah draws from the eighth mazal, and Imma Ila'ah from the thirteenth mazal of the thirteen tikunei dikna (rectifications of the beard), which is the mazal of "V'nakeh" (and cleanses). The concept of the mazal "V'nakeh" is that it is the source for the revealed flow in the aspect of Binah, bringing forth from nothingness to actual existence.