(Wajib). Incumbent and necessary. For the lover and slave and knower of Allah many things which are not incumbent upon the other believers become incumbent and necessary for him. The higher he ascends, and the further he travels, the greater become h...
(Wajib al wujud) is that reality which cannot not be, in contrast to the 'possible things' (mumkin) and 'impossible things' (mumtani'). The impossible thing is that which cannot exist within the cosmos but may nonetheless exist within the mind of man...
(Wajib al wujud bil ghayr). That which is made necessary through another being whose existence is necessary in itself'. This is the possible or contingent thing. Its existence depends totally upon Allah, Who is Necessary Being. The slave of Allah has...
(Wali). He is a Sufi saint. He is the one whom Allah has chosen as His friend. The wali is under Allah's dome, and nobody knows him except Allah. If any among the commonality declares war upon one of Allah's friends, then does Allah declare war upon ...
(Wara'). During the initial stages on the Journey of Return there is an increase in abstinence which is brought about through fear of Allah. Abstinence, ascetic discipline and spiritual struggle are indispensable when the murid is struggling to achi...
(Waarith). The perfect inheritor of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace). Among the friends of Allah the warith is the one who dedicates himself exclusively to Allah through the Sacred Law. Such sincere follo...
(Wasat). The middle or the intermediate. Creation is the Middle (al wasat). It is situated between Sheer Light and utter darkness. The human heart is situated in the middle between the spirit which longs for its celestial home and the downward-pulli...
(Wasila). Al Wasila is a name given to the highest station in Paradise which is promised only to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace). He is the possessor of the means to Allah's Mercy. This is the place of i...
(Wasila) indicates the means through which man can come close to Allah. "Seek the means of approach to Him" (The Qur'an 5:35). The one and only wasila is the Holy Prophet Muhammad al Mustapha (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace). Ther...
(Wasita). The intermediary or the mediator. The Mediator is the Holy Prophet Muhammad himself, from whose light all existence became manifest, may the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace. He is the Perfect man who stands as the isthmus between...
(Waswas). The satanic suggestions and whisperings which enter into the heart of man in order to distract him from the Remembrance of Allah. The waswas is sneaky and cunning. He is not easily located or quietened. The struggle against satanic suggesti...
(Wadhifa) are general spiritual practices taken from the Holy Qur'an and the practices of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (may the salutations of Allah be upon him and peace). These daily practices can be chosen by the person himself for spiritual and mate...
(Wilayah/Walayah). Wilayah is the sainthood of the great friends of Allah (awliya). It is a Divine gift and the height of human perfection. The distinguishing mark and basis of sainthood is gnosis, not holiness or piety. The friend upon whom saintho...
(Wilayat 'amma). General sainthood. This sainthood is the sanctity which is common to the sincere and faithful believers. It is distinct from, and on a far lower level, than the sainthood of the Elect of Allah.
(Wilayah khassa). The sainthood of the Elect who have been annihilated in Allah and remain through Allah.
