(Mutakallim). The Speaker. A Divine Name.
(Kalam) is speech or words. The Source, Allah, is the Great Silence. In the process of descent, the Supreme Silence is firstly qualified with letters which then appear as words. The words become a sentence or sign which then appears as a form or book...
(Qawl). The first connection between mankind and Allah was His Speech (qawl) and our listening to It. It is this very connection which gives the spiritual concert (sama') its immense spiritual power. The one who is worthy of the sama' is the one who ...
(Kalam-i-tafsili). To attain to the Great Silence one must travel the Path laid down by the Prophets of Allah. In the early stages of the Spiritual Journey the traveller's tongue is in lively motion, full of words and questions and opinions. As he tr...
(Kalam-i -dhati). This Speech is Allah's Speech. It is the Speech of the Essence Itself. Kalam-i-dhati is the Speech of the Source and the Source is the Great Silence. The People of the Essence, Allah's perfect slaves who are drowned in the Source I...
(Al Kalam). When Allah is the Speaker, (and in Reality He is always the Speaker) Al Kalam refers to His Speech. Allah breathes out, and while breathing He speaks. Every word appears for an instant then is reabsorbed into Allah. And the words of Alla...
(Falak). Sphere or heaven or realm. The spheres all revolve around one axis - that Beautiful Axis is the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace).
(Falak ul Haba). The Sphere of Atoms.
(Falak ul Anasir). The Sphere of Elements.
(Falak al Hayat). The Sphere of Life.
(Falak ul Hayula). The Sphere of Matter.
(Falaka al Buruj). The Sphere of the Constellations.
(Falak al Manazil). The Sphere of the moon's mansions; the earth of the Garden.
(Falak al Atlas). The Starless Heaven.
(Ruh). The Ruh is that centre within man which is attracted and drawn back to its Source. The spirit endeavours to pull the heart towards Allah, while the lower self exerts a downward pull on the heart. The human spirit is also Allah's Spirit becaus...
