Sufic Terminology
Who is a Sufi?
Sufi is a follower of the mystic path; of those who seek experience of the Tawhid…..the term applies only to the most advance practitioners which are known as Saints, Wali, and Aulia.
Who is an Aspirant?
Aspirant is a person who wants to be a candidate, but have to wait for short period to be gets accepted by spiritual teacher.
Who a Talib?
Talib is a person who is in need of something e.g. a soul is in need of Allah Almighty. A voluptuous psycho is in need of depravity. A scholar (intellectual) is always in need of knowledge. Above are some of the paradigms which can define the concept of a Talib.
Who is a Sailk?
Salik (Mystic) is a person who always keeps in his complete senses and who may follow the Shariat and who may follow many different spiritual teachers seeking goals, many different states or level.
Who is a Majzoob?
Majzoob (Saint, Wali) is a pious venerable who dedicate himself in the devotion of Almighty Allah. Hence by the benevolence of Allah Ge and Sadqua of "The Lord of all the Worlds" Holy Prophet Mohammed (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) and by the Marfat and guidance of his Murshid. He seeks such goals and reaches above those spiritual heights that he apathetic from himself. Their every moment perpetually passes in Diwangi (Insanity).
What is a Murshid (Shaikh)?
Murshid is known as spiritual teacher. Basically, Shaikh or Murshid is called as spiritual guider or spiritual teacher. For example; if we give a book to a person for study, he can see it, feel it and even touch it, but cannot study it by himself, unless and until a teacher teaches him. Similarly, a Murshid (Shaikh) is a person who hold the finger of a Shagird (Student) and teaches him how to walk.
Who is Arif?
An Arif is a pious devout who has actually experienced the reality of "Tawhid". There are many stages of Gnosticness. Irfan e Ilahe, Irfan e Rasool and Irfan e Murshid are the major stages of Irfan.
Who is Insan e Kamil?
Insan e Kamil (A perfect man) is the greatest spiritual teacher of the age called Murshid e Kamil or Shaikh e Kamil. In the present era Hazrat Baba Tajuddin Aulia (r.a.u.) is the greatest Murshid e Kamil
Who is Wali?
Wali (Saint) are those venerable who possesses a direct experience of the reality of Almighty Allah and Holy Prophet Mohammed (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), demonstrated through extraordinary spiritual knowledge or miracle becomes spiritual guide (Murshid).
What is spiritualism?
Spiritualism is the science of wisdom and divine knowledge from Allah, which can only be obtained by the training and the bring up of your Murshid (Complete Divine Teacher) based on the teaching of Holy Quran and the Sunnah of Holy Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam).
What is Tasawwuf?
Tasawwuf is a hidden part of Shariat. Its need is evident; it is not contrary to deen. It is as well as related to Ammal ay Baatini (The heart and soul of a man) and its aim is the basic najat (salvation on the Judgment day). While the despoiling of Ammal ay Baatin is the cause of destruction.
What is Nafs (psycho)?
Nafs (psycho) is the most critical part of Tasawwuf. As the Allah Ge reveals in the Holy Quran “Verily He who purified the Nafs has attained victory, and he who spoiled it has lost." There are many different stages of Nafs; Nafs Ammarah (Evil genius), Nafs lavvamah (conscience), Nafs Mutmainnah (Ones satisfied self, Soul) and many other sort of Nafs (Psycho) are present in an individual.
How Man, Angles and Jinn's were created?
Holy Prophet Mohammed (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) says:
"The angels were created by divine light of Prophet Mohammed (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)and Jinn's are created from smokeless fire. And Adam (Alihe Saalam) is created from Sand of all the places and from frozen blood. (Hadith Bukhari)
By which thing has Allah Almighty created all the seven skies and earth in only six days?
Hazrat Jabbar Bin Abdullah (Alihe Saalam) narrated that Holy Prophet Mohammed (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) said,
O Jabbar! There is no doubt about this that before creating any thing else Allah Almighty created your Prophet Mohammed (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) divine light. When He wants to create this universe, He divided this divine light into four portions. From the first portion He created Pen, from the second portion He created the Table on which the destinies of the world exists since their creations are written. And from third portion He created the highest sphere. Then from the fourth portion, again four portions was sub divided. From this first portion Allah Almighty created the angels of “Arsh” (empyrean), from second created the chair, and from third portion of divine created the rest of the angels.
What is the reality of Holy Quran?
The Holy Quran is word of Allah, the practice and the last commandment for mankind. It is the divine blessings for the mankind and phenomenal belief for the right path, which can be achieve only by a complete teacher (Murshid), a leader who justifies the pros and cons of religion. He is a complete treasure for divine knowledge.