What is "barzakh"

Barzakh ( Arabic: برزخ) is an Arabic word meaning "obstacle", "hindrance", "separation", or "barrier". In Islamic eschatology, although largely up to interpretation, al-Barzakh is generally viewed as the barrier between the physical and spiritual worlds, in which the soul awaits after death and before resurrection on Qiyamah ( Judgement Day).

Barzakh is an album by Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem recorded in 1990 and released on the ECM label.