The Language of the Future

Sufi Terminology by Murshid F.A. Ali ElSenossi

Arabic words starting with H

hadra shuhudiyya
Presence of Witnessing

(Hadra Shuhudiyya). This Presence is also called the Creation and human nature.

hadrat al-insan
Presence of Man

(Hadrat al Insan).

hadrat al-jam'
Presence of All-Comprehensiveness

(Hadrat al Jam').

hadrat al-jami'a
Presence - All Comprehensive

(Hadrat al Jamia). Man as the 'All-Comprehensive Presence'. This is the Perfect Man.

hadrat al-khayal
Presence of Imagination

(Hadrat al Khayal).

hadrat al-muthul
Presence of Images or Similitudes

(Hadrat al Muthul).

Hajarat al Aswad
Black Stone

(Hajarat al Aswad). The Black Stone is an indication to the human essence. The darkness of the Black Stone is the corruption of the spiritual self by the earthly nature.

hajis
First thought

(Hajis). It is that first thought which comes from one's Lord and in so doing it never errs. That which you worship is the first thing that comes to your mind in a moment of panic.

hajj
Pilgrimage

(Hajj). Pilgrimage to the Sacred Mosque, the House of Allah, at the Centre of Mecca. Hajj is the Ultimate Journey to Knowledge of Allah Who dwells in the secret centre of the human heart. Here the treasury of spiritual realities is to be discovered....

Hakawi
Jaw wagger

Hakawi - see 'Talker'.

Hakawi
Talker

(Hakawi). Literally - a 'jaw wagger'. The one whose Murshid has passed away before his training was completed (or the one who has separated himself from the teaching). His lower self will not allow him to move any further. Instead of seeking a Shayk...

hal
Spiritual State

(Hal). A spiritual state which overwhelms the heart. A hal enters the heart as a gift and a bestowal of Allah's Infinite Grace upon His slave. A spiritual state cannot be attained through effort, desire or invitation. It arrives unexpectedly and dep...

halak
Destruction

(Halak). There is a waystation (Manzil) of destruction which is connected to the whims and caprices of the ego. This halak is caused by reflecting upon and delving into certain forms of knowledge which should not be investigated. It is a place of dan...

halal
Lawful

(Halal). This term indicates that which is lawful according to the Islamic Sacred Law (Shari'a). For the People of Reality, who adhere to both the inner and outer meanings of the Sacred Law, it is lawful to witness only Allah. Witnessing other-than-A...

halawa
Sweetness

(Halawa). When Allah opens the doors of His Loving-Kindness to the heart of His lover that heart becomes infused with joy and is overwhelmed by inexpressible sweetness. This is the opening of sweetness (Futuh al Halawa).

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