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Dervish is a word that means poor, destitute one. Even though it is used for the poor and helpless in

A salik (initiate) is a traveler who follows a way to a goal and makes efforts to meet with God.

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Talbis (self-concealment) means that the perfected servants of God who attribute to God whatever good or virtues that they may

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Literally meaning disappearance and no longer being existent, ghayba (absence) denotes that the heart has cut its relationship with the

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Tawhid, derived from wahda (oneness), means unifying, regarding as one, believing in God’s Oneness or Unity, and sincerely accepting the

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Also known as the perfect man, the universal man is the brightest mirror of God’s acts, Names, Attributes, and even

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Wujud (finding and existence) is not what is meant in Qur’anic statements like the following: They assuredly find that God

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Fanâ fi’llah (annihilation in God) has connections with some of the other concepts that we have discussed. For example, sincere

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In the language of Sufism, sakr (intoxication) means that an initiate is enraptured by the rays of the manifestations of

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Sohba (Conversation) means making effective speeches to direct people to the Almighty, enlightening others with words and thoughts, using other’s