The Language of the Future

Sufi Terminology by Murshid F.A. Ali ElSenossi

Arabic words starting with B

bid'at hasana
Innovation - Good

(Bida't Hasana). A good and praiseworthy innovation, which in no way opposes the Sacred Law, but in fact reveals more of its profound beauty at an appropriate moment in time.

Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate

(Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem)

bu'd
Distance from Allah

(Bu'd). Distance from Allah. There can be two aspects to bu'd. One is the distance which comes about through forgetfulness of, or even disbelief in, Allah. Such a distance is Hell in this life and in the Hereafter. The other distance is in fact a pro...

buraq
Heavenly Steed

(Buraq). The Heavenly Steed upon which the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace) made his Night Journey and Ascension. Buraq is the steed of Divine Attraction and overwhelming love and longing (shawq) which carrie...

Buraq
Buraq

See - 'Heavenly Steed'.

burhan
Proof

(Burhan). Proof or demonstration. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace) is the possessor of the proof (Sahib al Burhan). He is the Ultimate Proof who demonstrates the Supreme Reality through his very being. Th...

burhan 'aqli
Proof - rational

(Burhan 'aqli). Rational demonstration. This type of proof can be of some value in the initial stages of the Journey to Allah. However, because True Divine knowledge comes through 'unveiling and finding' reason or intellect must, of necessity, be lef...

buruz
Exteriorization

(Buruz). Exteriorization or 'bringing out into the open'. Buruz is a friend of Allah's ability to be present at different places at the same time.

bushra
Good News

(Bushra). Good news and glad tidings which may be heralded within dreams and visions or may arrive in the heart while under the powerful influence of a spiritual state (Hal).

butun
Interiority

(Butun). Interiority and non-manifestation. This is the place of the Hidden Treasure which Allah made manifest in the creation of the cosmos.

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