Who is the Saint? The one who empowers by miraculous power and it is hidden from him. Can the saint know that he is a saint?
(Nawm al Ghafla). The sleep of forgetfulness and sleep of habit are not desirable. It is a defect or sickness and it is related to his brother, death. It has been said “If there is a benefit in sleep, the Beloved Allah will have provided it in Para...
(Khalwa). The spiritual retreat and seclusion. Initially seclusion is undertaken by physically withdrawing from those outside disturbances which have the potential of distracting one in his contemplation of Allah's Names and Attributes. Ultimately th...
(Mahabbat as Salikin). The Love of the travellers is in their inclination towards the beauty of Divinity. 'And you are what you are inclined towards'.
(Ma'lum aI ma'dum). The known non-existent. The entity who has not yet been brought into existence through the Divine Command and is therefore in a state of relative non-existence, is known by Allah within His Eternal Knowledge. This entity is the kn...
(Miskin). Needy, poor and utterly and totally bereft. The 'miskin' is the slave who is at the absolute extremity of need of Allah. He has been stripped of everything and exists purely to manifest the All-Comprehensive Name 'Allah'.
Jawhar - see 'jewel'.
(Ghayb al Ghayb). There is no entry for this in the original Qamus, but it is referred to under 'Essence' and 'Absolute Essence'.
Al Haqq - see 'Truth, The'.
(Nadhar). To look, to gaze, to inspect or investigate. Also to consider.
(Ar-Ra'uf). The All Clement. One of the Beautiful Names of Allah. Allah Almighty bestowed this Beautiful Name upon His Beloved, The Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and peace).
(Ilahi). That which refers to Allah.
(Wudhu). This is the ritual ablution that all Muslims perform before entering the prayer and is unique to Islam. The literal meaning of the word ('Wu-dhu') is 'to turn on the light'. This 'turning on the light' is the first step to entering the room...
Kufr; Kufr-i-haqiqi - see 'Covering the Truth' and 'Real Suppression'.
Mithal/Amthal - see 'Similitude' and 'World of Similitudes'.
