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

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sunna
Practice of the Holy Prophet

(Sunnah). The profound Science of Beautiful Moral Behaviour based upon the beautiful model of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace). Following the form of, and contemplating the meaning within, the sunna are t...

sur
Fortress

(Sur). Fortress or rampart. The Fortress (sur) which the slave enters to gain Eternal Protection is 'There is no god other than Allah'. The Foundation upon which this Impenetrable Fortress is built is 'Allah'. The Door to the Fortress is 'Muhammad is...

sura
Form

(Sura). The outer form of an entity or thing is what conceals its inner meaning. Revelation is the outer form whose meaning is Allah's Knowledge of Himself and His creation. Tearing away the veil of form to reveal the meaning within is the work of t...

al-suratu al-Muhammadiyyah
Muhammadan Form

(Suratul Muhammadiyyah). Allah created the Form of Muhammad from the Light of His Name, the Almighty Maker (al Badi' ul Qadir). The Allah regarded it with His Name, the All Subduing Giver (al Mannan ul Qahir), and then Allah displayed Himself to it i...

ta'ah
Obedience

(Ta'ah). The one who wants to know Reality must strive in all his acts of obedience until Allah becomes his hearing, his seeing and all of his other faculties. Obedience to, and supreme respect of, the Sacred Law is essential from the outset on the S...

ta'ayyun awwal
First Determination

(Ta'ayyun Awwal). The First Entification or the First Epiphany or the First Determination or the First Descent. This is the World of Invincibility, the Reality of Muhammad, the Inscribed Book. Its other Names include 'Or Nearer', the Veil of Glory an...

tabi'
Follower

(Tabi'). This term refers to the one who is a follower of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace). A follower strives to emulate his perfect and beautiful character. A friend of Allah is always a follower (tabi'...

al-tabib al-ilahi
Divine Physician

(Al Tabib al Ilahi). The divine physician. Al tabib al ilahi is one of the Sufi Masters, an Inheritor of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. Through possessing insight into his murids' spiritual conditions he is able to dispense the correct medicine, in the c...

taj
Crown

(Taj). The Crown is worn by the King and the King is Sayyiduna Muhammad al Mustapha (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace).

talib al-akhira
Seeker of the hereafter

(Talib al akhira). He who seeks the next world. The one who seeks the next world must turn to the Sacred Law and follow the guidance of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace). The Straight Path of Islam will t...

talib al-maula
Seeker of the Lord

(Talib al Maula). He who seeks the Lord. The Holy Prophet Muhammad al Mustapha (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace) is the Lord of the people who love him and follow him. The one who seeks Maulana Muhammad al Mustapha knows that he ma...

tamaththul
Imaginalized

(Tamaththul). To become imaginalized or to appear in the image of. This refers to events such as when the Archangel Jibreel (Peace be upon him) became imaginalized as a man without fault to the Virgin Mary (Peace be upon her). The Holy Prophet Muhamm...

tanazzul (tanzil)
Descent of Being

(Tanazzul/tanzil). The Descent of Being by means of the Divine Revelation. This is the descent of the Absolute from Total Inwardness, through the various degrees, to Outward Manifestation. The beautiful Hadith Qudsi says, "I was a Hidden Treasure and...

taqdis
Sanctification

(Taqdis). Sanctification and holiness. The friends of Allah are those who are Alive in Allah. Through the Grace of Allah all of their senses have been spiritualized. The friends of Allah have attained to holiness. The Most Sanctified of all creation ...

tarjuman
Interpreter

(Tarjuman). As the lover ascends towards Allah he may be blessed with profoundly beautiful and awesome spiritual experiences and visions, tastings and unveilings. To give verbal expression to these Graces from Allah, and to interpret the mysteries w...