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

Actions (af'al) Work ('amal) Aniti Christ (dajjal) House (dar) Essence (dhat) Supplication (du'a) Spiritual State (hal) Misguidance (idlal) Bring into existence (ijad) Inimitability (i'jaz) Undifferentiated mode (ijmal) Bringing together (jam') Neighbour (jar) Seal (khatm) Men (rijal) Changed Ones (abdal) Spiritual courtesy (adab) Adam (Adam) Custom ('ada) Torment and chastisement ('adhab) Justice ('adl) Lower (adna) World, external or outer (afaq) People (ahl) Spiritual States (ahwal) Corporeal bodies (ajsam) Higher (a'la) World ('alam) Instant or moment (an) I (ana) Intellect (al-'aql) Accident ('arad) Foundation (asas) Origin (asl) Sign (ayat) Door or gate (bab) Affliction (bala) Man (al-bashar) Time (dahr) Weakness (da'if) Eternal (da'im) Argument (dalala) Making claims (da'wa) Taste (dhawq) Poetry (diwan) Brightness (diya) Morning Light (duha) Benevolence (fadl) Agent (fa'il) Parting (fasl) Activity (fi'l) Heart of the heart (fu'ad) Lawful (halal) Veil (hijab) Trial (ibtila) Transmit (idbar) Perception (idrak) god ('ilah) Leader of prayer (imam) Faith (iman) Assurance (iqan) Receive (iqbal) Read (iqra') Face to face vision ('iyan) Compulsion (jabr) Jifr (jafr) Hell (Jahannam) Ignorance (jahil) Majesty (jalal) Sitting (jalsa) Society (jalwa) Recompense (jaza') Perfection (kamal) Be (kan) Creation (khalq) Fear (khawf) All (al-kull) Place of Return (ma'ad) Boredom (malal) Deviation (mayl) Scale (al-mizan) Impossible (muhal) Supererogatory (nafl) Deliverance (najat) Transmission (naql) Hellfire (nar) Poetry and Songs (na't) Coquetry (naz) Noah (Nuh) Qaf (Qaf) Heart (qalb) Speech (qawl) Hope (raja') Thunderclap (sa'aq) Way (sabil) Pray (salah) Negate (salb) Hearing (sam') Task (sha'n) Evil (sharr) Thing (shay') Obedience (ta'ah) Nature (tab') Crown (taj) Establish (wad') Friend of Allah (wali) Union (wasl) Hopelessnes (yas) Evanescence (zawal) Shadow (zill) Eyeliner (Kohl) Water (Maa') Abjad (Abjad)