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

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Madman
majdhub

(Majdhub). He is the one who is under the influence of Divine Attraction (jadhba). The power of this Attraction brings about spiritual intoxication (sukr) and indifference to all that is 'other-than-Allah'. In being drawn towards Allah the majdhub ex...

Madness
junun

(Junun). Temporary madness can arise due to the force of an 'inrush' which overpowers the senses. Majnun's longing and love for Layla, which rendered him 'insane', is one of the Sufis best-loved symbols of the lover's obsession with the Beloved. The...

Madness
majnun

(Majnun). Madness or being in a state of insanity. The name majnun refers to the lover whose total obsession with the Beloved and yearning for union with her, renders him senseless. The story of Majnun (madness) and Layla (night) is one of the Sufis ...

Magnificent, The
al-Mutakabbir

(Mutakabbir). The Magnificent. One of the Beautiful Names of Allah.

Majestic, The
al-Jalil

(Al Jalil). The Majestic, the Mighty. One of the Beautiful Names of Allah.

Majesty
jalal

(Jalal). The Divine Majesty. Jalal indicates Allah's Incomparability. His Qualities of Majesty include His Transcendence, His Inaccessibilty, His Magnificence, His Tremendousness. Awe is experienced when the heart is overwhelmed by jalal.

Major sins
kaba'ir

(Kaba'ir) are the major sins which are ultimately forgiven. There is only one unforgivable sin and that is the sin of associating anything at all with Allah.

Maker of, The
Al Jaa'il

(Al Jaa'il). The maker of . . . One of the beautiful Names of Allah.

Making claims
da'wa

(Da'wa). This is a Divine Attribute, not a human attribute. Therefore when a man makes claims it is an illness. It is blatant discourtesy. Only the slave whose heart has prostrated to Allah is free of making claims.

Making manifest
Takwin

Takwin -see 'Be (bringing to being)'.

Man
al-bashar

(Bashar). Bashar is 'man made of flesh' or mankind. Bashar alludes to the 'tenderness' (al mubasharah) with which Allah kneaded man between His Two Hands; "I am about to create man (bashar)... " (The Qur'an 15:28).

Man
al-rajul

(Rajul). Who are the Men? Who is the Real Man? Those who are upright with Allah by fulfilling their promise. Men have been truthful for that which they promised to Allah. He is the great friend of Allah. The rajul is the one who is never satisfied...

Man of Divine courtesy
al-adib al-ilahi

(Al adib al Ilahi) The man of divine courtesy sees clearly the relationship which exists between Wisdom (hikmah) and the secondary causes (asbab). He is the one who affirms what Allah has affirmed in the place where Allah has affirmed it and in the ...

Man of moral courtesy
al-adib

(Al Adib). The man of moral courtesy is the one who gives to each thing and to each moment its due. He is a 'knower of the moment' and with this knowledge he puts everything in its right place. The Sufi is al adib.

Man of Truth
siddiq

(Siddiq). The man of Truth who is the veracious man of Purity. The Greatest Siddiq is Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (May Allah be pleased with him), the beloved companion and friend of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peac...