The Language of the Future

Sufi Terminology by Murshid F.A. Ali ElSenossi

Arabic words starting with G

ghadab
Wrath of Allah

(Ghadab). Allah's Wrath or His Anger. Wretchedness belongs to the Divine Wrath and felicity, which is the Infinite expanse of Allah's Mercy, belongs to the Divine Approval. The Holy Prophet Muhammad said "Allah's Mercy precedes His Wrath".

Ghadab
Anger

Ghadab - see 'Wrath of Allah'.

Ghaflah
Heedless

Ghaflah - see 'Negligent'.

Ghaflah
Unconscious

Ghaflah - see 'Negligent'.

ghafr
Forgiveness

(Ghafr). Forgiveness is to cover and conceal faults. Through His Infinite Grace, Allah covers and conceals our faults, not only from our fellowmen but also from our own selves.

ghani binafsihi
Rich by oneself and independent

(Ghani bi nafsihi). Allah is The Necessary Being. He is Rich by Himself and Independent of the Worlds. Man is bereft and poor.

gharad
Individual desire

(Gharad). Man strives to attain his individual desire. The attainment of one's individual desire is called 'good' or 'felicity' and not attaining it is called 'evil' or 'wretchedness'.

Ghayb al Ghayb
Hidden of the Hidden

(Ghayb al Ghayb). There is no entry for this in the original Qamus, but it is referred to under 'Essence' and 'Absolute Essence'.

Ghayb ul Ghayb
Unseen of the Unseen

(Ghayb ul Ghayb).

ghaybah
Absence

(Ghaybah). This indicates the heart's absence from knowledge of what is happening in human situations because the senses are totally occupied with what is influencing them. Absence also refers to the manner in which the Beloved keeps Himself absent f...

ghayr Allah
Other than Allah

(Ghayr Allah). 'Other than Allah' is the cosmos and all that it contains. To be 'other than Allah' is to be imperfect, but this 'imperfection' is in itself Perfection!

Ghayr mashhoud
Not Witnessed

(Ghayr mashhoud)

ghayriyat
Otherness

(Ghayriyyat). . It is this 'otherness' that allows the cosmos, and all that is in it, to exist.

ghidha
Food

(Ghidha). Allah, the Absolute, is the Source of food and nourishment for all of the creatures. All of Allah's creatures exist, subsist and are kept alive by Allah. And, the Absolute is nourished by the forms of the creatures because it is through the...

ghilza
Harshness

(Ghilza). Harshness is one of the attributes in man's innate disposition. This harshness can be transformed into gentleness through endeavouring to assume the noble character traits and by turning to the Remembrance of His Most Holy Name, Allah.

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