sufism
31Mast (Sufism) — Masts in Kashmir In Sufi philosophy, a mast (pronounced must ) is a person who is overcome with love for God, with concomitant external disorientation resembling intoxication. The word originates from the Sufi phrase Mast Allah meaning… …
32Qutub (Sufism) — This article is about a Sufi term. For other uses, see Qutb, a disambiguation page. Quṭub or Kutb ( ar. قطب) is a Muslim Sufi word for the highest form of master. In Arabic it literally means pivot, hub, or axis. The Qutub is the shaykh who… …
33Wazifa (Universal Sufism) — The qualities of God, which in Universal Sufi terms are the aspects of Nature, can be evoked, understood, felt, and seen through the repetition of Wazifas, the Divine Names and Attributes of God. This is done either aloud or in silent thought,… …
34kashf — ▪ Ṣūfism (Arabic: “uncovering,” “revelation”), in Sufism (i.e., Islamic mysticism), the privileged inner knowledge that mystics acquire through personal experience and direct vision of God. The truths revealed through kashf cannot be… …
35mujāhadah — ▪ Ṣūfism (Arabic: “striving”), in Sufism, struggle with the carnal self; the word is related to jihad (struggle), which is often understood as “holy war.” The Sufis refer to mujāhadah as al jihād al akbar (the greater war) in contrast to al …
36tasawwuf — (Sufism) See Sufism …
37sofism — Sufism Su fism, n. A refined mysticism among certain classes of Mohammedans, particularly in Persia, who hold to a kind of pantheism and practice extreme asceticism in their lives. [Written also {sofism}.] [1913 Webster] …
38ḥaqīqah — ▪ Ṣūfism (Arabic: “reality,” “truth”), in Sufi (Muslim mystic) terminology, the knowledge the Sufi acquires when the secrets of the divine essence are revealed to him at the end of his journey toward union with God. The Sufi must first… …
39Malāmatīyah — ▪ Ṣūfism a Ṣūfī (Muslim mystic) group that flourished in Sāmānid Iran during the 8th century. The name Malāmatīyah was derived from the Arabic verb laʾma (“to be ignoble,” or “to be wicked”). Malāmatī doctrines were based on the reproach of …
40mushāhadah — ▪ Ṣūfism Arabic“witnessing” or “viewing” also called shuhūd (“witnesses”) in Sufi (Muslim mystic) terminology, the vision of God obtained by the illuminated heart of the seeker of truth. Through mushāhadah, the Sufi acquires yaqīn (real… …
