Both Uses of

aura
in
Not Without My Daughter

All through the day, as he interspersed his business matters with trips to the moskd, the heavy aura of his gloomy presence was still evident in his home.†
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Yet he is an attractive man, both physically and by virtue of an aura of control and efficiency, combined with a deep sense of caring about Mahtob and me.†

Definitions:

(1) (aura)
a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing

or:

paranormal: a radiant light surrounding a person that is said to be seen by those sensitive to another's life force; or drawn around the head of a saint
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
meaning too rare to warrant focus:

In medicine, an "aura" can reference a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.