The Language of the Future

Sufi Terminology by Murshid F.A. Ali ElSenossi

English words starting with P

Postponer, The
al-Mu'akhkhir

(Al Mu'akhkhir). One of the Beautiful Names of Allah.

Poverty
iftiqar

(Iftiqar). Poverty or essential need. All of creation is in a state of poverty and essential need towards Allah, the Creator, for it is only through Allah that the existent things have existence. The one who is totally aware of his essential need an...

Power
qadir

(Qadir). This is the measure of predestined power inherent in a thing.

Power
qudra

(Qudra). There are seven Divine Attributes which are possessed to a far lesser degree by man. These are life (hayat), knowledge ('ilm), desire (irada), power (qudra), hearing (sam'), sight (basar) and speech (kalam). The Journey from the lower self t...

Power
quwwa

(Quwwa). Capacity or power or faculty.

Power of penetration
nufudh

(Nufudh). The power of penetration exercised by the possessors of states, through which they are able to perform the miraculous 'breaking of habits'.

Powerful, The
al-Aziz

(Al 'Aziz). The Powerful, The Precious, The Dear. One of the Beautiful Names of Allah.

Practice (good)
sunna hasana

(Sunna hasana). A good custom. "If a person sets down in Islam a good custom (sunna hasana) which is put into practice, he will have written for him the wage of those who put it into practice, while nothing will be diminished from their wages". (Had...

Practice of the Holy Prophet
sunna

(Sunnah). The profound Science of Beautiful Moral Behaviour based upon the beautiful model of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace). Following the form of, and contemplating the meaning within, the sunna are t...

Praise
hamd

(Hamd). "The seven heavens extol His limitless glory, and the earth, and all that they contain; and there is not a single thing but extols His limitless glory and praise" (The Qur'an 17:44).

Praised, The
al-Hamid

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

Praiseworthy, The
Al Mahmoud

(Al Mahmoud). The Praiseworthy. One of the beautiful Names of Allah.

Pray
salah

(Salah). To bless or to pray. "Allah and His angels shower blessings on the Prophet. O you who believe! Ask blessings on him and salute him with a worthy salutation." (The Qur'an 33:56). These salutations are the manifestation of Allah's Glory upon...

Prayer
salat

(Salat) refers particularly to the ritual prayer. It is a connection between the slave and his Lord. The ritual ablution which precedes the salat symbolizes the separation from the self. The salat itself symbolizes the joining to Allah. The seven bod...

Prayer
Hizb

Hizb - see 'Litany'.

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