(Ghulam). The traveller who has attained to annihilation in the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace), becomes permeated with an extremely high degree of love, honour and respect for the Beloved of Allah. A new kn...
(Ghurab) represents the Universal Body, the materiality of the entire creation, which is at the furthest distance from the Sacred Realm and is therefore dominated by darkness.
(Ghurbah) means 'becoming a stranger'. It is a removal from and the forsaking of one's native place in search of the object of one's wish. Such a removal through a state comes from the reality of the effectiveness of that state. Removal through the R...
(Al Haba). 'The fine dust suspended in the air'. Al haba is a symbol of the universal plastic substance or the prima materia. This symbolism illustrates the double nature of the Spirit. Dust becomes visible only when a beam of light is refracted off ...
(Habibullah). This blessed name is proper only to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace). No one reaches Allah by being a lover, only by being the Beloved, and it is for this very reason that 'No one will meet ...
(Al Hadarat). These are the five universal planes, levels of existence or finding, or worlds of Entified Being. 1. The World of the Essence (dhat), The World of the Absolute Non-manifestation (al ghayb al mutlaq), or the Mystery of Mysteries (ghayb ...
(Hadrat al Insan).
(Hadith). A saying of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace).
(Hadith Nabawi). A statement by the Holy Prophet Muhammad which is a Direct Revelation but is expressed in the Prophet's own words. May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace. Within the higher teaching many such sayings are considered sound ...
(Hadith Qudsi).These are the Sacred Words of Allah Almighty speaking through the Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the Salutations of Allah be upon him and Peace). They are a separate type of Revelation to that of the Qur'an. The Sayings (Holy sayings and P...
(Hajj). Pilgrimage to the Sacred Mosque, the House of Allah, at the Centre of Mecca. Hajj is the Ultimate Journey to Knowledge of Allah Who dwells in the secret centre of the human heart. Here the treasury of spiritual realities is to be discovered. ...
(Halal). This term indicates that which is lawful according to the Islamic Sacred Law (Shari'a). For the People of Reality, who adhere to both the inner and outer meanings of the Sacred Law, it is lawful to witness only Allah. Witnessing other-than-A...
(Halqa). This is the spiritual gathering in which the members of a tariqa devote themselves to the Remembrance of Allah (Dhikrullah). Each 'one who remembers' becomes like a link in a circular chain. Immense spiritual energy (Barakah) can be attract...
(Hamalat al Qur'an). The lovers of Allah are called 'Carriers of the Qur'an'. Through following the beautiful model (Uswa Hasana) of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, whose "character was the Qur'an", these lovers have gathered within themselves all the Di...
(Hama az ust) (Persian). Some say, 'All is from Him'. Others say, 'All is He'. The Verifiers say, 'All is He and all is not He' and they also say, 'He'.
