(Maratib). Every existent thing has its own level, and each one of these levels demands a specific relationship with Allah. When an existent thing fulfils all of the conditions pertaining to its level in the hierarchy of existence then that thing is...
(Maratib al Wujud). The ontological levels of existence or finding. These are the various degrees in which the creations participate in the Divine Presence.
(Marbub). The vassal or the divine thrall. Each existent thing has his own Lord (Rabb) and is therefore the vassal or subject (marbub) of his Lord. Allah is Lord because of His divine thrall and the existent thing is a divine thrall because Allah is...
(Marhum). Everything in existence is an object of Mercy having become manifest through the Mercy (Rahma) of the All Merciful Himself . Allah's Mercy continually showers down and covers everything. We are surrounded by and immersed in the Divine Merc...
(Martaba). Degree, grade, level, rank, standing, station, class. Martaba indicates the position of a thing in the hierarchy of the cosmos.
"Behold! Safa and Marwa are among the Symbols of Allah. So if those who visit the House in the Season or at other times, should compass them round," (2:158). In the rituals of Hajj, the pilgrim passess seven times between the hills of Safa and Marwa,...
(Mash’aar al Haram). The Sacred monument at Muzdalifah. This is where the pilgrims spend the night after coming down from Arafat. "Then when you pour down from (Mount) Arafat, celebrate the praises of Allah at the Sacred Monument, and celebrate His p...
(Mashahid). The places or loci of witnessing.
(Mashayakh). The Shaykhs or Masters of a tariqa. Each tariqa has its own particular chain of Shaykhs. The starting point of each chain is the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace).
(Mashgul farigh). One who is engaged and yet is free. This term is applied to the devotee whose outward appearance is that of one engaged in mundane matters, yet his heart is free from such things being totally present with Allah.
(Mashhad). The place or locus of witnessing. This place is the heart because the Divine Self-disclosure leaves a trace in the heart which bears witness to what has been seen.
(Mashhud) is what the heart retains from the form of the Divine Self-disclosure. It is the object seen in mystic vision.
(Mashi'a). If Allah Wills, it comes to be, and if He Wills, it does not come to be.
(Maskan). Whereas a waystation (manzil) indicates a place in which the traveller alights for a short time, a dwelling (maskan) indicates a place in which the traveller feels comfortable and therefore settles, not having the desire to move any furthe...
(Maslub al awsaf). This is the condition of the universal slave, who, in being stripped of everything, is entirely at the bidding of his Lord. There is no longer a slave, only the Self-disclosure of Allah coloured by the form of the slave.
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