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

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ar-Ra'uf
All-Clement, The

(Ar-Rauf). The All-Clement. One of the Beautiful Names of Allah. Allah Almighty bestowed this Beautiful Name upon His Beloved, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace).

risala
Messagehood

(Risala). The risala is the Divine Mission of promulgating a new Sacred Law for which a Messenger (rasul) is sent to his people. Messagehood terminated with the Holy Prophet Muhammad who is the Seal of the Messengers, May the Salutations of Allah be...

al-ruh al-ilahi
Spirit-Divine

(Ruh al Ilahi) is 'uncreated'. It is also called the Holy Spirit and the Reality of Muhammad.

al-ruh al-Muhammadi
Spirit of Muhammad

(Ruh al Muhammadi).The spirit, which is a limitation of Allah, The Creative Truth, is the first emanation from the Absolute. This emanation is the Ruh al Muhammadi. Here the spirit is absolutely pure. This plane is free from materiality. It is the p...

al-ruh al-quddus
Holy Spirit

(Ruh al Quddus). Every existent entity has a created spirit which constitutes its form. The spirit is to the form as the meaning is to the word. The created spirit has a Divine Spirit which constitutes it and this is the Ruh al Quddus. Man has a bo...

al-ru'yah al-sadiqa (al-ru'yah al-sahiha)
Dream - 'Sound' or 'True'

(Ru'yah al sadiqa [al Ru'yah al Sahiha]). The sound or true dream. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace) said, 'Nothing remains of prophecy but heralding visions'. These 'heralding visions' are sound dreams (...

sahib
Master

(Sahib). The master or the possessor or the man. The Supreme Sahib is the Holy Prophet Muhammad al Mustapha (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace). His devoted followers and slaves often refer to him as 'Sahib Laulaka', and to themselve...

salah
Pray

(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 ...

salam
Peace

(Salam). In the salutations on the Prophet (salawat), greetings of Peace (salam) are given to the Holy Prophet Muhammad, after the invocation of Blessing. This is to confer stability and safety upon Allah's Beloved after the manifestation of Divine ...

salat
Prayer

(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...

salawat
Salutations

(Salawat). Blessings and benedictions and salutations. Salawat refer most particularly to the blessings which the Muslim calls down upon the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace). "Allah and His angels shower bles...

sallallahu alaihi wasalam
May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace

(Salla Allahu 'alaihi wa salam) . Whenever the Blessed name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad is mentioned, the Muslim sends this blessing upon him, either vocally or from the depths of his own being.

salsalat al-jaras
Ringing of a bell

(Salsalat al jaras). The ringing of a bell. This term refers specifically to a sound heard by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace) at the moment of Revelation. Such a ringing is a characteristic of prophetic ...

Sayyid
Master

(Sayyid). This title is given to a descendant of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace), who is the Master and best of all the Messengers.

Sayyid al-mursalin
Master of the Messengers

(Sayyid al Mursalin). This is one of the exalted names of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace), who is the Master and best of all the Messengers.