The Language of the Future

Sufi Terminology by Murshid F.A. Ali ElSenossi

English words starting with O

One who sees everything, The
Al Yarah

(Al Yarah). One of the Beautiful Names of Allah

One who stands perpetually present over all, The
Al Qaa'im

(Al Qaa'im). The One who stands perpetually present over all. One of the beautiful Names of Allah.

One who suffices, The
Al Kaafi

(Al Kaafi). The One who Suffices. One of the beautiful Names of Allah. See Holy Qur'an 4:45, 4:79, 4:132, 4:171, 33:3, 33:48.

One who sustains all creation, The
Al Mut'im

(Al Mut'im). This Name comes under the jurisdiction of the Name Al Razzaq (Sustenance). Muta’am is more specific.

One who teaches, The
Al 'Alaam

(Al 'Alaam). One of the Beautiful Names of Allah.

One with fear of Allah
muttaqi

(Mutaqqi). 'The beginning of wisdom is the fear of Allah' (Hadith). There are many levels of fear, the lower being closely related to the fear of punishment and Hellfire. The higher degrees of fear include the fear of 'losing' Allah after having 'fou...

One worthy of Praise, The
Al Subhaan

(Al Subhaan). The One worthy of praise and glorification. One of the beautiful Names of Allah. See Holy Qu'ran 12:108, 27:8, 59:23

One worthy of worship, The
Al Ma'boud

(Al Ma'boud). The One worthy of Worship. One of the beautiful Names of Allah.

One, The
Al Wahid

(Al Wahid). The Principle insofar as It is One in relation to Manifestation. Mystery of extrinsic Unity.

One, the Many
al-wahid al-kathir

(Al Wahid al Kathir). The Essence Itself, or Being, is called 'The Unity of the One'. When considering Being as Possessor of the Names it is called 'The Unity of Multiplicity'. When taking both perspectives into account Allah is called 'The One-The M...

One, the Unique
al-wahid al-ahad

(Al Wahid al Ahad). This is a Name of the Essence. It denotes the Essence Itself, without any relationship by which it is described. 'One' is the Essence and 'Unique' is the Essence.

Oneness
wahdaniyyah

(Wahdaniyya). This is the Oneness of Allah which was witnessed by mankind at the event of the taking of the Covenant in Pre-Eternity. This is the 'place' and 'time' of original faith and it is this original faith with which each child is born. When t...

Oneness
al-wahidiyyah

(Al Wahidiyya). Uniqueness or Oneness or Singleness. When considering al Ahadiyyah as Oneness it is inward Oneness where the Names and Qualities are hidden in the Essence. When considering al wahidiyyah as Oneness it is outward Oneness where the Esse...

Ontological realities
umur wujudiyya

(Umur wujudiyyah).

Opener, The
al-Fattah

(Al Fattah). One of the Beautiful Names of Allah.

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