The Language of the Future

Sufi Terminology by Murshid F.A. Ali ElSenossi

Arabic words starting with S

Sayyidi Abdul Aziz al Mukni bi Abul Majd
Sayyidi Abdul Aziz al Mukni bi Abul Majd

His linage traces back to Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hussayn. He came from Iraq where he was a khalifa of the Sufi master al-Wasiti. On meeting Sayyidi Abul Hassan ash-Shadhuli, he became Shaykh Shadhuli's servant and companion, later...

Sayyidi Abdul Qadir al Jilani
Sayyidi Abdul Qadir al Jilani (470AH/1077CE to 561AH/1166CE)

Sayyidi Abdul Qadir al Jilani was born in the town of Na'if, in the Kermanshah Province of Iran, in the year 470AH/1077CE, during the last night of the month Sha'ban. His lineage traces back to Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hassan, on his father's...

Sayyidi Abul Hashaan ash-Shadhuli
Sayyidi Abul Hashaan ash-Shadhuli (593AH/1196CE to 656AH/1258CE)

Sayyidi Abul Hassan ash-Shadhuli was born near Ceuta, in the north of Morocco, in the year 593AH/1196CE. His linage traces back to Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hussayn, through his mother, and Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hassan, through his fa...

Sayyidi Ahmad al Badawi
Sayyidi Ahmad al Badawi (596AH/1200CE to 675AH/1276CE)

Sayyidi Ahmad al Badawi was born in Fes, Morocco, in the year 596AH/1200CE. His lineage traces back to Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hussayn. He spent much of his youth in Mecca amongst the Bedouins and would cover his face in imitation of them. Fr...

Sayyidi Ahmad ar-Rifa'i
Sayyidi Ahmad ar-Rifa'i (512AH/1118CE to 578AH/1182CE)

Sayyidi Ahmad ar-Rifa'i was born in the Hasen Region of Wasit, Iraq, in the year 512AH/1118CE. His linage traces back to the Prophet (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace) on both his father's and mother's sides. His cousin wa...

Sayyidi Ahmad Arabi ash-Sharnubi
Sayyidi Ahmad Arabi ash-Sharnubi (d. 994AH/1586CE)

Sayyidi Ahmad Arabi ash-Sharnubi was born in Sharnub in the Nile Delta near Dasuq. His linage traces back to Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hussayn. Sayyidi Ahmad Arabi ash-Sharnubi travelled widely, staying in Damanhur, living in Mecca and Medina f...

Sayyidi Ali Zayn al 'Abidin
Sayyidi Ali Zayn al 'Abidin (38AH/659CE to 95AH/713CE)

Sayyidi Ali Zayn al 'Abidin was born in Medina in 38AH/659CE. He was the son of Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hussayn and great-grandson of the Prophet (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace). Sayyidi Ali Zayn was self-denyin...

Sayyidi Ibrahim al Qurayshi ad-Dasuqi
Sayyidi Ibrahim al Qurayshi ad-Dasuqi (633AH/1255CE to 676AH/1296CE)

Sayyidi Ibrahim was born in Dasuq, Northern Egypt, in the year 633AH/1255CE, during the last night of the month Sha'ban. Sayyidi Ibrahim refused to suckle in the morning after his birth and during the daylight hours of Ramadan, the first of many of t...

Sayyidi Musa Abul Umran
Sayyidi Musa Abul Umran (d. 729AH/1329CE to 739AH/1339CE)

Sayyidi Musa Abul Umran is the brother Sayyidi Ibrahim al Qurayshi ad-Dasuqi and his maternal uncle was Sayyidi Abul Hassan ash-Shadhuli. He was the first khalifa of his brother, inherited the Dasuqiyya Tariqa after his brother's death, and is respon...

Sayyidi Shaykh Ibrahim Muhammad 'Uthman Abduh al Burhani
Sayyidi Shaykh Ibrahim Muhammad 'Uthman Abduh al Burhani (d. 2003)

Shaykh Ibrahim was the son of Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad 'Uthman Abduh al Burhani. He inherited the Burhaniyya Tariqa in 1983. Under the guidance of Shaykh Ibrahim, the Burhaniyya Tariqa continued to expand beyond the Nile Valley. Shaykh Ibrahim conside...

Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad 'Uthman Abduh al Burhani
Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad 'Uthman Abduh al Burhani (1902-1983)

Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad 'Uthman Abduh al Burhani was born in Halfa, Sudan, in 1902. At the age of ten he was initiated into the Path of Allah by his uncle. He established the Burhaniyya Tariqa in 1938, which was marked by the following dream and visi...

Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim Muhammad 'Uthman
Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim Muhammad 'Uthman

Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim Muhammad 'Uthman is the son of Sayyidi Shaykh Ibrahim Muhammad 'Uthman Abduh al Burhani and inherited the Burhaniyya Tariqa from his father in 2003. He is the first Shaykh of the silsila to have lived outside the tradi...

Sayyiduna
Our Master

(Sayyiduna). The Master of the lovers and knowers of Allah is the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace). They are the slaves of Muhammad the Chosen One, whose noble title is Sayyiduna Muhammad - our Master Muhamm...

Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hassan
Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hassan (3AH/625CE to 50AH/670CE)

Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hassan was born in Medina in 3AH/625CE. He was the eldest grandson of the Holy Prophet (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace), son of Sayyiduna wa Mawlana-l Imam Ali and Sayyidatuna as-Sayyida Fatima...

Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hussayn
Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hussayn (4AH/626CE to 61AH/680CE)

Sayyiduna wa Mawlana al Imam al Hussayn was born in Medina in 4AH/626CE. He was grandson of the Prophet (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace), son of Sayyiduna wa Mawlana-l Imam Ali and Sayyidatuna as-Sayyida Fatima Zahra. Next to...

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