(Tasnim). The Supreme Fountain in Paradise from which flows the Pure Wine sealed with musk. Those who are brought near drink from Tasnim. Tasnim is the place of sobriety after intoxication, abiding after annihilation, Divine Knowledge after Divine Lo...
(Tawaaf). To reach the knowing of the Essence of your being, how it has come to be manifested within your own existence and how it has come to be the way it is. Circulation around the Ka’aba seven times is an indication to the seven states of consc...
(Tawaaf al Wida'). The farewell circumambulation is an indication to the wonderful gift of guidance to Allah through the awareness of the states of consciousness.
(Tawaaf al Widaa’).
(Tawaf al Ifadah). The completion circumambulation represents the continuation of elevations and the Divine manifestations.
Tawajjuh - see 'Turn the face towards'.
Tawajjuh - see 'Turn the face towards'.
(Tawajjuh). Alignment, concentration or attentiveness, or 'to turn the face towards something'. Tawajjuh can refer to the spiritual concentration exercised between the Murshid and his murid. On a higher level of meaning it is Allah's Attentiveness to...
(Tawajud). Inviting ecstasy or 'rushing out to meet ecstasy half way'. The spiritual concert is one of the most powerful means through which ecstasy may be invited. The lover of Allah always contains an inner movement of yearning towards Allah. When...
(Tawakkul) is total trust in and reliance upon Allah. It is the rank of the one with Certainty. It is a station in which everything and every affair is entrusted to Allah. Pure tawakkul is not blind faith. It is certainty based upon knowledge.
(Tawali'). When the lights of Divine Unity enter the hearts of the lovers of Allah all other lights are extinguished. These lights (tawali') are called the ascending stars.
(Tawalla). This term signifies the slave's returning to himself after being with Allah. After annihilation in Allah the slave is returned to himself and to the creation. Were he to remain with Allah the slave would be constantly 'mad-in-Allah'. Such...
(Tawariq ). That which enters the heart, either as glad tidings or with rebuke, during the slave's secret converse with Allah.
(Tauba). This is the turning from major sins to obedience. The Spiritual Journey of Return to Allah begins with the awakening of repentance within the self.
(Tawfiq). Divine Aid or success. In reality all noble and valuable works are the result of Divine Aid because 'there is no success except with Allah' . It is Divine Aid that enables the traveller to take each step of the Spiritual Journey. Without A...
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