Glossary in Sufi Terms
| Shaykh | > | a guide of spiritual hearts & Master |
| Tariqa | > | spiritual way /path |
| Zawiya | > | a place which is devoted to the remembrance of Allah |
| Allah | > | GOD |
| Sidi | > | a title offered in respect to one’s fellow companions in the Sufi path, lit. ‘my lord’ |
| Faqir | > | masc.singular term used for a male Disciple on the Sufi path lit. means poor/needy in front of GOD |
| Fuqara | > | masc.plural term, same as above |
| Faqirah | > | fem.. sing & plural term, used for female Disciple/s on the Sufi path lit. means poor/needy in front of GOD |
| Mawlid / Moulid | > | celebration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad |
| Hadra | > | lit. Presence. In this instance meaning Divine Presence |
| Pact | > | Musfaha/Baya. A promise made by an individual with GOD upon entering a Sufi Path. A promise to seek GOD by means of purifying and perfecting one’s heart with the remembrance of GOD. The pact is made with an Authorised spiritual Master or his representative/s linking it to Prophet Muhammad through a chain of spiritual transmission . To read more on spiritual transmission click here > https://www.sufiway.net/ar_Sufism_DR_roussange.html |
| Dhikr | > | invocation /remembrance of Divine, individual or group |
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