The Language of the Future
Sufi Terminology
by Murshid F.A. Ali ElSenossi

al-kull
All

(Kull). All, everything, the totality. It is that which is universal. The Mercy of Allah perpetually covers everything. And over everything Allah has power. And Allah has Knowledge of everything. Allah is One in His Essence and He is everything through His Names.

See also: Mercy Names Unity

Mercy ( rahma )

(Rahma). Mercy and compassion. There are two kinds of mercy. The first is an essential mercy or the mercy of free-gift which Allah bestows upon all creatures without distinction. The second is a specific mercy or the mercy of obligation which Allah gives to those slaves who are deserving of it. When the slave has been blessed with the 'opening of unveiling' he sees, smells, tastes, touches and hears Allah's Rahma, which not only surrounds him, but also penetrates every atom of his being.

Names ( asma' )

(Asma). Names. The Names designate permanent 'aspects' of the Essence. Every Name has a meaning and a form. The meaning of every Name is Allah. It is only through the Names, all of which are Allah's, that we have access to Knowledge of Allah. The Divine Names seek the Perfect Man (Insan al Kamil) to be their perfect locus of manifestation. Through their seeking him and their requiring his existence the knower comes to understand the nobility and grandeur of the Perfect Man.

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