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

Ascension to the Divine Presence (mi'raj) Human Constitution (mizaj) Disease (marad) Object of desire (murad) Mirror (Mirat) Commander (amir) Accident ('arad) Secrets (asrar) Spiritual work (awrad) Innovation (bid'at) Heavenly Steed (buraq) Poetry (diwan) Brightness (diya) Clear Sight (firasa) Primordial Nature (fitrah) Holy and Sacred (Haram) Air (hawa') Veil (hijab) Migration (hijra) Perception (idrak) Bring into existence (ijad) Inimitability (i'jaz) god ('ilah) Leader of prayer (imam) Faith (iman) Assurance (iqan) Read (iqra') Desire (irada) Night Journey ('isra) Face to face vision ('iyan) Ringing (jaras) Generosity (karam) Book (kitab) Encounter (liqa') Tongue (lisan) Place of Return (ma'ad) Place (makan) Boredom (malal) Man (al-bashar) Meaning (ma'na) Spiritual Station (maqam) Object of vision (mar'i) Key (miftah) Similitude (mithal) Permitted things (mu'bah) Impossible (muhal) One who is obeyed (muta') Calling (nida') Hypocrisy (nifaq) Marriage (nikah) Relations (nisab) Constancy and stability (niyaz) Conflict (niza') Pre-existence (qidam) Standing (qiyam) Qur'an (al-Qur'an) Hope (raja') Contentment (rida) Men (rijal) Showing off (riya') Pray (salah) Attribute (sifat) Secret (sirr) Other (siwa) Form (sura) Crown (taj) Delight (tarab) Going up ('uruj) Ezra ('Uzair) Abstinence (wara') Spiritual exercise or work (wird) Fire (Nar) Garment of the Pilgrim (Ihram) Balance (Mizan )