The Language of the Future
Sufi Terminology
by Murshid F.A. Ali ElSenossi
al-'umum
Commonality
(Umum). This term can indicate either the common people such as jurists and theologians, or the general run of the faithful or the generality of spiritual seekers who are distinct from the elect and the elect of the elect.
(Khassat al Khassa/Khusus al Khusus). The elect of the elect or the elite of the elite. These are the Great Sufis, the Verifiers. These great ones form the highest category of friends of Allah. They follow no one's authority because in themselves they have verified and realized [through unveiling and finding], the truth and reality of all things which is Allah, the Real. They are also known as The People of Unveiling and Finding.
