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

Justice ('adl) Actions (af'al) People (ahl) Knower ('alim) Higher Beings ('alin) Work ('amal) Trustworthy (amin) Commander (amir) Origin (asl) Falsehood (batil) Agent (fa'il) Immoral behaviour (fajir) Activity (fi'l) First thought (hajis) Veil (hijab) Ignorance (jahil) Way (sabil) Evil (sharr) Interpretation (ta'wil) Necessary (wajib) Changed Ones (abdal) Honour (abru) Spiritual courtesy (adab) Custom ('ada) Just, The (al-'Adl) Lower (adna) World, external or outer (afaq) Spiritual States (ahwal) Corporeal bodies (ajsam) Higher (a'la) World ('alam) Instant or moment (an) I (ana) Knower through intellect (al 'aqil) Intellect (al-'aql) Accident ('arad) Arin (Arin) Foundation (asas) Lover - Passionate ('ashiq) Names (asma') Staff of Moses ('assa) Sign (ayat) Eye ('ayn) Weakness (da'if) Eternal (da'im) Aniti Christ (dajjal) David (Daoud) Benevolence (fadl) Annihilated (fani) Poor One (faqir) Parting (fasl) Exile (ghurbah) Beloved (habib) Pilgrimage (hajj) Spiritual State (hal) Lawful (halal) Air (hawa') Trial (ibtila) Festival ('id) Bring into existence (ijad) Inimitability (i'jaz) Undifferentiated mode (ijmal) Knowledge or science ('ilm) Name (al-ism) Ruin (istilam) New (jadid) Hell (Jahannam) Majesty (jalal) Bringing together (jam') Neighbour (jar) Removal of the bridal veil (jilwa) Subtle beings (jinn) Physical body (jism) One who covers the Truth (kafir) Come to be (ka'in) Perfection (kamal) Void (al-khala') Intimate Friend (khalil) Seal (khatm) All (al-kull) Railer (lahi) Blamer (la'im) Subtle (latif) Object of an act (maf'ul) Place of Self-disclosure (majla) Place of sitting (majlis) Bringing together (majmu') Boredom (malal) Waystation (manzil) Intelligible (ma'qul) Object of vision (mar'i) Deviation (mayl) Prophet (nabi) Supererogatory work (nafila) Supererogatory (nafl) Deputy (na'ib) Bliss (na'im) Deliverance (najat) Transmission (naql) Lot in life (nasib) Rational and Speaking (natiq) Observer (nazir) Receive (qabul) Power (qadir) Speaker (al-qa'il) Qasim (QASIM) Speech (qawl) Binding (rabit) Hope (raja') Messenger (rasul) Quenching (ri) Men (rijal) Pure (safi) Master (sahib) Sound (sahih) Felicitous (sa'id) Salih (Salih) Traveller (salik) Follower (tabi') Interpretation (ta'bir) Differentiated mode (tafsil) Crown (taj) Detachment (tajrid) Seeker on the Path (talib) Giving of Knowledge (ta'rif) One (wahid) Ecstasy (wajd) Face (wajh) Friend of Allah (wali) Incident (waqi'a) Inrush of knowledge (warid) Means (wasila) Union (wasl) Ascetic (zahid) External One (zahir) Wrong-doer (zalim) Evanescence (zawal) Pair (zawj) Shadow (zill) Faadil () Disorder (Tawhil) Thin (Raqiqa ) Eyeliner (Kohl) Lie (Zur) Caretaker (Wasi)