Arif(arifi billah)
gnostic; the mature human being who has attained true knowledge
of Allah
Ashk
a love with no end; ashkullah--Divine Love; the love of Allah
Beka
eternal; the eternal world; the annihilation of self or of
self-seeking by an eternal union with Allah, together with
service towards humankind
Beytigahi
subhan
the house in which Allah is remembered; the heart of the human
being
Beytullah
the house of Allah; the first special house of worship built
by the Prophet Ibrahim; the direction that all Muslims must
turn for worship; kible; in Tasawwuf, the heart of the Murshid
Biat
to take hand from your Murshid; to take an oath of allegiance;
the reaffirmation of the ikrar, the promise that was given
in the ezel, the time before creation, through the Murshid;
the spiritual testimony of the ikrar in this world
Dervish
a student of Tasawwuf; a person who has eliminated duality
in his heart and is trying to live the system of Allah's oneness
Edeb
good manners; the system and ways of living with good and
beautiful ahlak; to your hand, to your tongue, to your waist,
be of careful control
Ehli
beyt
the Prophet Muhammed, Hz. Ali, Hz. Fatma, Hz. Hasan, Hz. Huseyin;
also, the descendants from this lineage are sometimes called
ehli beyt
Ezel
the moment before time or creation in which we were all one
with Allah
Futuaat
salvation; the opening of the heart to Allah.
Garip
stranger; one away from his own country; poor, needy, strange.
In Tasawwuf, "We have come from the world of beka, so
in this world we are garip."
Hadis
the words of the Prophet Muhammed which came from the understanding
of particular events; Hadisi Kudsi: Allah's words through
the Prophet Muhammed outside of the Quran; Hadisi Sherif:
the honored hadis; the words used by the Prophet Muhammed
to open up verses of the Quran
Hak
Truth; the known and visible values and realities that Allah
has created; everything that is deserved through working with
loyalty
Hakikat
Reality; Truth; Divine Truths which are realized
Haram
forbidden; items that have been forbidden to people because
of their harmfulness to both the spiritual and physical well-being;
helal: that which is lawful; things that are spiritually and
physically beneficial
Hidayet
spiritual guidance; the spiritual path of Islam
Himmet
blessing; an unseen lutuf that comes from Allah
Huzur
peace and tranquillity; when the mind and idrak combine, the
Divine Pleasure is called huzur
Idrak
a comprehension, a reaching of maturity, an attaining; the
name of the system in which one connects the thoughts to Allah
by beautifying them
Ikrar
a promise given with decisiveness; the decisiveness that is
proven through the promise; the declaration or promise that
was made in the ezel, the time before creation, when Allah
asked all the souls if He was their Lord and they all answered
"Yes." The tie of love between Allah and ourselves.
Ilmi
ledün
the infinite knowledge of Allah; Hz. Muhammed was the Sultan
of ilmi ledün
Imtisal
to take one as an example; to follow that example through
your condition; to take on the attributes of that example
Irfan
culture; spiritual knowledge; the gain that is arrived at
through the application of knowledge to one's life
Kafir
unbeliever; the one who covers Hakikat; in Old Arabic a farmer
was called kafir because he covered the seeds with earth
Khidr
the Green Man; the symbol of the attribute of Prophethood
that is immortal; the inner meaning of Khidr is the essential
body that one prepares for Allah
Kible
the direction of beytullah; the city of Mecca to which Muslims
turn in prayer
Kudret
one of the 99 esma of Allah is Kadir, the Able; it manifests
itself as the one who has the Divine Power to do whatever
he needs to do; kudret is the name of this power
Kutb
chief center of spiritual influence; most imminent person;
chief of Allah's saints on earth; every 200 years the kutb
changes, and each kutb influences knowledge according to the
times; there is only one kutb at a time, and each kutb has
three helpers who are called kutb ul-aktab, or scribes
Makam
level, station; the place where the condition that you are
in is lived; in Tasawwuf, the place where you sit with spiritual
huzur
Marifet
the fourth Divine door in Tasawwuf; the station at which spiritual
knowledge finds value; the knowledge that you have found before
finds value inside of you at this point
Melamet
the condition of hiding one's spiritual maturity; the station
of nothingness; in the presence of Allah, the knowledge that
one does not exist
Meydan
public square or circle; in Tasawwuf, the spiritual gathering
place
Miraj
Hz. Muhammed's ascent to arshu-âla, or the holy dimension
of astronomical and astrological space; a spiritual ladder
Namaz
ritual prayer; selat
Nazargâh
the place from which the nazar, the look that transmits Allah's
power, comes
Nefes
breath; in Tasawwuf, the Divine Energy that is given through
the breath of the Murshid to the murid, or student
Nefs
the soul; the immature system within the human being that
is a part of the Divine Existence; when the nefs is mature,
then closeness to Allah is found
Noktayi
süeyda
a black point located right underneath the bottom side of
the heart, where hidden knowledge gathers in the human being's
body
Nur
Divine Light; a light born from Divine Energy
Pir
elder, great one; in Tasawwuf, the name given to the one who
establishes an Order
Rahmet
Allah's mercy, compassion, forgiveness and grace
Riza
contentment; in Tasawwuf, the understanding that everything
that comes is good and comes from Allah; acceptance without
complaint
Seha
generosity; sehavet: generosity; giving with the power that
is born of the gönül
Selam
the peace of mercy.
Shiar
essential identity; spiritual calling.
Silsile
lineage, genealogy; in Tasawwuf, the list of the succession
of saints and shaikhs from Hz. Muhammed to the present, in
a particular Order; Silsile Sherife--the honored silsile
Sunnet
the path that has been cleansed; the traditions of Allah and
all of the Prophets
Taj
crown; in Tasawwuf, the headpiece worn by the Pir of an Order
and also, through the lineage, worn by the shaikhs of that
Order; each Order attaches its own symbolic value to the taj
Takva
the fear of doing wrong which comes from loving someone and
not wishing him to be disappointed or hurt by you
Tarikat
the Divine Path; a system of teaching religious rules with
greater sensitivity; the Sufi orders are called tarikat; Tarike,
singular; tarikat, plural
Tasawwuf
Sufism
Tejrid
an insulation from energy; for example, this may occur when
one enters halvet, retreat
Tenzih
the knowledge that all that the Creator has created is free
from defects
Teslim
submission; in Tasawwuf, where the nefs and the ruh, spirit,
have come to an accord; teslimiyet is the connection that
arises from such an accord
Tevhid
union, oneness
Zahir
the Manifest One, one of the 99 esma of Allah; external; the
outward visibility of the characteristics of Allah's creation
Zikr
remembrance; repetition of Allah's Names; meditation through
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