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

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Station of Abraham
Maqam Ibrahim

(Maqam Ibrahim). The station of Abraham is an indication that the Unity has manifested Itself clearly through you. Ibrahim was known as khalil Allah, or ‘the friend of God’.

Station of Great Glory
al-maqam al-mahmud

(Maqam al Mahmud). This station is also referred to as the 'Gathering of gathering or the 'Union of Union'; and 'Two Bows' Length'. This Station of Great Glory is the Paradise of the Essence which has been promised to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May t...

Station of Intimate Friendship
khullah

(Khullah). This is the station where the Great Sufis (The Knowers, The People of Blame; The Verifiers of Truth) are thoroughly drenched with the Love of the Truth, permeated with love of the Beloved and mingled with His Flesh and Blood. The Station o...

Steadfastness
istiqamat

(Istiqamat) is spiritual steadfastness in the face of all events, be they manifestations of Divine Beauty or Divine Majesty.

Stop
waqfah

(Waqfah). Standing or pausing or holding back. Within the stillness and silence of the moment of pausing, the slave may be addressed by Allah. It depends upon the slave's preparedness and receptivity and ultimately upon the Grace of Allah to His sla...

Stop, Oh Muhammad, your Lord is praising you
Qiff ya Muhammad a lana Rabbika yusalla

(Qiff ya Muhammad a lana Rabbika yusalla). These words were spoken to the Holy Prophet Muhammad al Mustapha on the Night of his Ascension to the Divine Presence, may Allah shower him with His Eternal Salutations and give him Peace. This profoundly b...

Straight
mustaqim

(Mustaqim). Straight and without deviation. That which is straight is all that leads to ultimate felicity. The Sacred Law, which has been set down for mankind, is the Straight Path. The higher teaching is the method by which man can transform his lo...

Straight Path
sirat al-mustaqim

(Sirat al mustaqim) is the Path laid down by the prescriptive Divine command in The Qur'an and the Sunna of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace). It is the Path which leads man to felicity. This is the strai...

Strength, The
Al Shadeed

(Al Shadeed). Strength, hardness, forceful. One of the Divine Names. This is the attribute which stands under the Name Al Qawi.

Stripped of all attributes
maslub al-awsaf

(Maslub al awsaf). This is the condition of the universal slave, who, in being stripped of everything, is entirely at the bidding of his Lord. There is no longer a slave, only the Self-disclosure of Allah coloured by the form of the slave.

Striving
Ijtihad

Ijtihad - see 'Effort and striving'.

Strong, The
al-Qawi

(Al Qawi). The Strong. One of the Beautiful Names of Allah.

Subduer, The
Al Qahhar

Al Qahhar - see 'The Dominant'.

Subduer,The
Al Qahir

(Al Qahir). The Subduer of His creatures, with or without their will. The Vanquisher. Al Qahhar resides under this Name.

Sublimity
'uluww

('Uluww). Sublimity and transcendence. 'Uluww is the Sublimity and the Transcendence which belong to Allah Alone.