The Language of the Future
Sufi Terminology
by Murshid F.A. Ali ElSenossi

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burhan
Proof

(Burhan). Proof or demonstration. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace) is the possessor of the proof (Sahib al Burhan). He is the Ultimate Proof who demonstrates the Supreme Reality through his very being. Th...

burhan 'aqli
Proof - rational

(Burhan 'aqli). Rational demonstration. This type of proof can be of some value in the initial stages of the Journey to Allah. However, because True Divine knowledge comes through 'unveiling and finding' reason or intellect must, of necessity, be lef...

buruz
Exteriorization

(Buruz). Exteriorization or 'bringing out into the open'. Buruz is a friend of Allah's ability to be present at different places at the same time.

bushra
Good News

(Bushra). Good news and glad tidings which may be heralded within dreams and visions or may arrive in the heart while under the powerful influence of a spiritual state (Hal).

butun
Interiority

(Butun). Interiority and non-manifestation. This is the place of the Hidden Treasure which Allah made manifest in the creation of the cosmos.

Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate

(Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem)

Al Birr
Venerator, The

(Al Birr). The Venerator, one of the Most Beautiful Names of Allah.

Al Bai'ith
Resurrector, The

(Al Bai'ith). The Resurrector. One of the beautiful Names of Allah.

Al Batin
Inward, The

(Al Batin). The Hidden, the Nonmanifest. One of the Beautiful Names of Allah. The Principle insofar as It remains hidden behind the appearances of Manifestation; from this derives the perspective of abstraction. Mystery of Immanence as well as of Tr...

Bahr
Ocean

Bahr -see 'Sea'.

Barakah
Blessing

Barakah - see 'Spiritual Energy'.

Basirah
Insight

Basirah - see 'Inner eye'.

Al Batin
Non-Manifest, The

Al Batin - see 'The Inward'.

Bay'ah
Initiation

Bay'ah - see 'Pledge of Initiation'.

Al Bayt al 'Ala
House, The Supreme

Al Bayt al 'Ala - see 'Supreme House'.