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

Order by: Arabic English

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Supporter, The
Al Sanad

(Al Sanad). The Supporter. One of the beautiful Names of Allah.

Supreme Assembly
al-mala' al-a'la

(Mala al 'ala). The higher plenum or Supreme Assembly. The Supreme Assembly indicates the angels and those spiritual beings, the Noble Friends, who are closest to Allah.

Supreme Authority, The
Al Sultaan

(Al Sultaan). The Supreme Authority. One of the beautiful Names of Allah.

Supreme Element
al-'unsur al-azam

('Unsur al Atham). This is the Materia Prima as a non-manifested Divine possibility. It is 'the dust' in its purely principial nature.

Supreme Fountain
Tasnim

(Tasnim). The Supreme Fountain in Paradise from which flows the Pure Wine sealed with musk. Those who are brought near drink from Tasnim. Tasnim is the place of sobriety after intoxication, abiding after annihilation, Divine Knowledge after Divine Lo...

Supreme House
al-bayt al-a'la

(Al Bayt al 'Ala). This house is the human being who is the Perfect Man. He is Allah's viceregent because he is the highest manifestation of the Divine Perfections.

Supreme Isthmus
Barzakh al 'Ala

Barzakh al 'Ala - see 'Isthmus-Supreme'.

Supreme One, The
al-Muta'ali

(Al Muta'ali). The Supreme One. One of the Beautiful Names of Allah.

Supreme Pen
al-qalam al-a'la

(Al Qalam al 'Ala). The first objective individualisation takes place in the Supreme Pen which distinguishes the creatures from the Creator and imprints their forms of existence upon the Preserved Tablet.

Surprises
bawadih

(Bawadih). This term refers to whatever comes suddenly upon the heart from the Unseen causing a shock of grief or joy.

Surrender

See - 'Islam' and 'Islam-complete'.

Surrender - Pure and total
taslim

(Taslim) is pure, total and unconditional surrender to Allah in each moment and under every condition. When it is known, through unveiling, that each moment is Allah, the knower prostrates before the One and Only (al Ahad), the King (al Malik), the M...

Surrendered inwardly
mustaslim

(Mustaslim). The one who is inwardly surrendered to the Will of Allah. This is an exalted condition for man to attain. It is reached through sincere endeavour, high 'spiritual resolve', untainted love of Allah and His Messenger and ultimately through...

Sustainer, The
ar-Razzaq

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

Sustenance
rizq

(Rizq). Allah is our Provider and our sustenance has been determined since pre-Eternity. The cosmos has no subsistence except through Allah and the Attributes of Divinity have no subsistence except through the cosmos, therefore each of the two is the...