Key Concepts in the Practice of Sufism-2

Riyada (austerity), which we can describe as disciplining life, appetite and thirst, and sleeping and waking only in order to

Key Concepts in the Practice of Sufism-2

The realization of every lawful desire without hindrance, freedom from any pressure, confinement, or subservience, the right to elect, to

Key Concepts in the Practice of Sufism-2

Literally meaning boredom with the place where one is and with the surrounding conditions, feeling discomfort as if in imprisonment

Key Concepts in the Practice of Sufism-2

Endeavor (ghayra) literally means making every effort of concern, and being alert in striving, for chastity, honor, and esteem. It

Key Concepts in the Practice of Sufism-2

Literally meaning a person, a community, or a country that is under the direction and rule of another, walaya (sainthood)

Key Concepts in the Practice of Sufism-2

Meaning something kept hidden from the knowledge or view of others, sir (secret) is a spiritual faculty deposited in the

Key Concepts in the Practice of Sufism-2

Literally meaning the state of being a foreigner, homelessness, loneliness, separation, and being a stranger in one’s own land, ghurba