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

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dhikr as-sirr
Remembrance of the secret

(Dhikr al sirr). The remembrance in the innermost heart when Divine Mysteries are revealed.

latifah dhatu-s-sirriyyah
Subtle Essence of the Secret

(Latifah Dhatu Sirriyyah). The essence of the secret.

latifah al-sirriyyah
Subtle, secret essence

(Latifah al Sirriyyah). The subtle secret essence.

sahib sirr
Possessor of the Secret

(Sahib al sirr). Such a man is the friend of Allah who has torn through the veils and has found that secret which cannot be revealed. 'If the reality of the Sufi was to be unveiled he would be worshipped'.

sirr
Secret

(Sirr). The secret or mystery is a subtle substance of Allah's Grace. It is the innermost consciousness, the point of secret communication between the Lord and His slave. It is the hidden place where Allah manifests His mystery to Himself.

sirr al-hal
Secret of the state

(Sirr al hal). This is the realization of what Allah intended to reveal to the one who experiences that particular state (hal).

sirr al-haqiqah
Secret of the Reality

(Sirr al haqiqah) is that which is beyond verbal expression. It can merely be hinted at through subtle allusion or indications.

sirr al-'ilm
Secret of the Knowledge

(Sirr al 'Ilm). This term indicates the reality that exists for the possessor of that knowledge.

sirr al-khususiyyah
Secret of election

(Sirr al Khususiyyah). The mystery or secret of election. This sirr is the innermost reality of the friends of Allah. Through Allah's jealousy towards His elect He keeps their reality hidden. 'My saints are under My dome. No one knows them but Me'.

sirr al-sirr
Secret of the Secret

(Sirr al sirr). The Mystery within the Mystery. The Breath within the Breath. This is the greatest subtlety through which Allah isolates Himself from His slave.

Hijab as Sirr
Veil of the Secret

(Hijab as Sirr). The veil of the Secret is to stop when you reach the ‘Station of the Secret’. When unveiling takes place for the traveller on the Path of Allah and he moves out of the entanglement of his worldly affairs, he will encounter the wisdom...

Hijab al Sirr as Sirr
Veil of the Hidden Secret

(Hijab al Sirr as Sirr). The veil of the Hidden Secret is the veil of greatness and majesty. This is called the Station of the unveiling of the attributes. This is still not the end of the road. One must continue on to the unveiling of the Essence a...