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

Divine knowledge (ma'rifa) Science of Divine Knowledge (ma'arif) Object of vision (mar'i) Giving of Knowledge (ta'rif) Path or Way (tariqa) Spiritual work (wazifa) Knowledge of Allah (Ma'arifa) Knower (al-'arif) Knowers of Allah ('arifin) Weakness (da'if) Substations (daqiqa) Self-evident (darura) Letter (harf) Word, The (kalima) Subtle (latif) Matter (madda) Essence of a thing (mahiyya) Place of Self-disclosure (majla) Angels (mala'ika) Meaning (ma'na) Disease (marad) Vassal (marbub) Objects of Mercy (marhum) Degree / level (martaba) Divine Uncreated Will (mashi'a) Lord (maula) Miracle (mu'jiza) Supererogatory work (nafila) Poem (qasida) Intangible (raqiqa) Contentment (rida) Showing off (riya') Purity (safa) Sacred Law (shari'a) Noble (sharif) Healing (shifa) Separation (tafriqa) Incident (waqi'a) Abstinence (wara') Inrush of knowledge (warid) Inheritor (warith) Means (wasila) Mediator (wasita) Container (zarf) Marwa (Marwa)