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

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Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim Muhammad 'Uthman
Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim Muhammad 'Uthman

Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim Muhammad 'Uthman is the son of Sayyidi Shaykh Ibrahim Muhammad 'Uthman Abduh al Burhani and inherited the Burhaniyya Tariqa from his father in 2003. He is the first Shaykh of the silsila to have lived outside the tradi...

Sayyidi Shaykh Ibrahim Muhammad 'Uthman Abduh al Burhani (d. 2003)
Sayyidi Shaykh Ibrahim Muhammad 'Uthman Abduh al Burhani

Shaykh Ibrahim was the son of Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad 'Uthman Abduh al Burhani. He inherited the Burhaniyya Tariqa in 1983. Under the guidance of Shaykh Ibrahim, the Burhaniyya Tariqa continued to expand beyond the Nile Valley. Shaykh Ibrahim conside...

Sayyidi Ahmad Arabi ash-Sharnubi (d. 994AH/1586CE)
Sayyidi Ahmad Arabi ash-Sharnubi

Sayyidi Ahmad Arabi ash-Sharnubi was born in Sharnub in the Nile Delta near Dasuq. His linage traces back to Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hussayn. Sayyidi Ahmad Arabi ash-Sharnubi travelled widely, staying in Damanhur, living in Mecca and Medina f...

Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad 'Uthman Abduh al Burhani (1902-1983)
Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad 'Uthman Abduh al Burhani

Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad 'Uthman Abduh al Burhani was born in Halfa, Sudan, in 1902. At the age of ten he was initiated into the Path of Allah by his uncle. He established the Burhaniyya Tariqa in 1938, which was marked by the following dream and visi...

Sayyidatuna Fatima ash-Shadhuliyya
Sayyidatuna Fatima ash-Shadhuliyya

Sayyidatuna Fatima ash-Shadhuliyya is the sister of Sayyidi Abul Hassan ash-Shadhuli. She married her brother's servant and companion, Sayyidi Abdul Aziz al Mukni bi abi-l Majd. Amongst her children were Sayyidi Ibrahim al Qurayshi ad-Dasuqi and Sayy...

Sayyidi Abdul Aziz al Mukni bi Abul Majd
Sayyidi Abdul Aziz al Mukni bi Abul Majd

His linage traces back to Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hussayn. He came from Iraq where he was a khalifa of the Sufi master al-Wasiti. On meeting Sayyidi Abul Hassan ash-Shadhuli, he became Shaykh Shadhuli's servant and companion, later ...

Increase the greatness of the Chosen One, May the salutations of Allah be upon Him, and Peace
Ziyadatan fi sharafi-l Mustafa, Salla-llahu 'alaihi wa sallam

Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace) is the final Prophet and Messenger and is known as the Seal of the Prophets (khatm al-anbiya). He (May the Salutations of Allah be u...

Sayyidi Musa Abul Umran (d. 729AH/1329CE to 739AH/1339CE)
Sayyidi Musa Abul Umran

Sayyidi Musa Abul Umran is the brother Sayyidi Ibrahim al Qurayshi ad-Dasuqi and his maternal uncle was Sayyidi Abul Hassan ash-Shadhuli. He was the first khalifa of his brother, inherited the Dasuqiyya Tariqa after his brother's death, and is respon...

Sayyidi Abul Hashaan ash-Shadhuli (593AH/1196CE to 656AH/1258CE)
Sayyidi Abul Hashaan ash-Shadhuli

Sayyidi Abul Hassan ash-Shadhuli was born near Ceuta, in the north of Morocco, in the year 593AH/1196CE. His linage traces back to Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hussayn, through his mother, and Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hassan, through his fa...

Sayyidi Abdu-s-Salam ibn Basheesh (1140CE to 622AH/1227CE)
Sayyidi Abdu-s-Salam ibn Basheesh

Sayyidi Abdu-s-Salam ibn Basheesh was born in the region of Bani 'Urus, near Tangier, in the year 1140 CE. He was descended from the Holy Prophet (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace). Very little is recorded of the early life of ...

Sayyidi Ibrahim al Qurayshi ad-Dasuqi (633AH/1255CE to 676AH/1296CE)
Sayyidi Ibrahim al Qurayshi ad-Dasuqi

Sayyidi Ibrahim was born in Dasuq, Northern Egypt, in the year 633AH/1255CE, during the last night of the month Sha'ban. Sayyidi Ibrahim refused to suckle in the morning after his birth and during the daylight hours of Ramadan, the first of many of t...

Sayyidi Ahmad al Badawi (596AH/1200CE to 675AH/1276CE)
Sayyidi Ahmad al Badawi

Sayyidi Ahmad al Badawi was born in Fes, Morocco, in the year 596AH/1200CE. His lineage traces back to Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hussayn. He spent much of his youth in Mecca amongst the Bedouins and would cover his face in imitation of them. Fr...

Sayyidi Abdul Qadir al Jilani (470AH/1077CE to 561AH/1166CE)
Sayyidi Abdul Qadir al Jilani

Sayyidi Abdul Qadir al Jilani was born in the town of Na'if, in the Kermanshah Province of Iran, in the year 470AH/1077CE, during the last night of the month Sha'ban. His lineage traces back to Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hassan, on his father's ...

Sayyidi Ahmad ar-Rifa'i (512AH/1118CE to 578AH/1182CE)
Sayyidi Ahmad ar-Rifa'i

Sayyidi Ahmad ar-Rifa'i was born in the Hasen Region of Wasit, Iraq, in the year 512AH/1118CE. His linage traces back to the Prophet (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace) on both his father's and mother's sides. His cousin wa...

Sayyidi Ali Zayn al 'Abidin (38AH/659CE to 95AH/713CE)
Sayyidi Ali Zayn al 'Abidin

Sayyidi Ali Zayn al 'Abidin was born in Medina in 38AH/659CE. He was the son of Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hussayn and great-grandson of the Prophet (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace). Sayyidi Ali Zayn was self-denyin...

Sayyidatuna as-Sayyida Zainab (5AH/626CE to 62AH/681CE)
Sayyidatuna as-Sayyida Zainab

Sayyidatuna as-Sayyida Zainab was born in Medina in 5AH/626CE. She was a granddaughter of the Prophet (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace), daughter of Sayyiduna wa Mawlana-l Imam Ali and Sayyidatuna as-Sayyida Fatimata Zahr...

Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hussayn (4AH/626CE to 61AH/680CE)
Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hussayn

Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hussayn was born in Medina in 4AH/626CE. He was grandson of the Prophet (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace), son of Sayyiduna wa Mawlana-l Imam Ali and Sayyidatuna as-Sayyida Fatima Zahra. Next to...

Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hassan (3AH/625CE to 50AH/670CE)
Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hassan

Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hassan was born in Medina in 3AH/625CE. He was the eldest grandson of the Holy Prophet (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace), son of Sayyiduna wa Mawlana-l Imam Ali and Sayyidatuna as-Sayyida Fatima...

Sayyidatuna as-Sayyida Fatima Zahra (615CE to 11AH/633CE)
Sayyidatuna as-Sayyida Fatima Zahra

Sayyidatuna as-Sayyida Fatima Zahra was born in Mecca in 615CE. She is the most famous daughter of the Holy Prophet (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace) and Khadija. She was the wife of Sayyiduna wa Mawlana-l Imam Ali a...

Sayyiduna wa Mawlana-l Imam Ali (598CE to 40AH/661CE)
Sayyiduna wa Mawlana-l Imam Ali

Sayyiduna wa Mawlana-l Imam Ali was born in Mecca in 598CE, with some sources indicating the he was born in the sacred sanctuary of the Ka'aba. He was the fourth caliph and cousin of the Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him...

Sayyiduna wa Mawlana-l Imam 'Uthman ibn Affan (576CE to 35AH/656CE)
Sayyiduna wa Mawlana-l Imam 'Uthman ibn Affan

Sayyiduna wa Mawlana-l Imam 'Uthman ibn Affan was born in Taif in 576CE. He was the third caliph and twice son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace), and known as 'the possessor of the two light...

Sayyiduna wa Mawlana-l Imam Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (570CE to 13AH/634CE)
Sayyiduna wa Mawlana-l Imam Abu Bakr as-Siddiq

Sayyiduna wa Mawlana-l Imam Abu Bakr as-Siddiq was born in Mecca in 573CE. He was the first caliph, the father-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace), and one of the closest companions of the Prophet&...

Sayyiduna wa Mawlana-l Imam 'Umar ibnu-l Khattab (577CE to 23AH/644CE)
Sayyiduna wa Mawlana-l Imam 'Umar ibnu-l Khattab

Sayyiduna wa Mawlana-l Imam 'Umar ibnu-l Khattab was born in Mecca in 577CE. He was the second caliph. Imam 'Umar ibnu-l Khattab was initially hostile towards Islam. Upon hearing that his sister had accepted Islam he went to her, questioning her abou...