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

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hadrat al-khayal
Presence of Imagination

(Hadrat al Khayal).

hadarat al-malakut
Presence of Angels

(Hadarat al Malakut). This Presence is sometimes referred to as the Second Determination, 'The Lote Tree of the Uttermost Boundary' (Sidrat al Muntaha) and the World of Imagination ('Alam al Khayal.)

hadrat al-muthul
Presence of Images or Similitudes

(Hadrat al Muthul).

hadra shuhudiyya
Presence of Witnessing

(Hadra Shuhudiyya). This Presence is also called the Creation and human nature.

hadd
Limit

(Hadd). Limit or definition signifies the distinction between the slave and his Lord. After having emerged from the ecstasy of Union with the Beloved, the knower disciplines his self and sets limits upon it in order to hold tightly to the reins of pe...

al-Hadi
Guide, The

(Al Hadi). One of the Beautiful Names of Allah.

hadith
Saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammad

(Hadith). A saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace).

hadith nabawi
Prophetic saying

(Hadith Nabawi). A statement by the Holy Prophet Muhammad which is a Direct Revelation but is expressed in the Prophet's own words. May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace. Within the higher teaching many such sayings are considered sound ...

hadith qudsi
Holy saying

(Hadith Qudsi).These are the Sacred Words of Allah Almighty speaking through the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace). They are a separate type of Revelation to that of the Qur'an. The Sayings (Holy sayings and P...

al-Hafiz
Protector, The

(Al Hafiz). One of the Beautiful Names of Allah.

al-hahut
Essential Nature of Allah

(Hahut). The word hahut derives from 'huwa'. 'Huwa' means 'He' and He is the One, the Absolute, the Infinite, the Incomparable, the Unknowable, the Only One to be praised and glorified.

hajis
First thought

(Hajis). It is that first thought which comes from one's Lord and in so doing it never errs. That which you worship is the first thing that comes to your mind in a moment of panic.

hajj
Pilgrimage

(Hajj). Pilgrimage to the Sacred Mosque, the House of Allah, at the Centre of Mecca. Hajj is the Ultimate Journey to Knowledge of Allah Who dwells in the secret centre of the human heart. Here the treasury of spiritual realities is to be discovered. ...

al-Hakam
One who Orders, The

(Al Hakam). One of the Beautiful Names of Allah.

al-Hakim
Wise, The

(Al Hakim). The Perfectly Wise. One of the Beautiful Names of Allah.