Heen
Heen (Temporal Time): The time period experienced by the individuals of the universe
sufi terms
Man’s Relationship with the Oneiric Realm
Man, through his mind, possesses familiarity with everything that is worthy of existence in the universe. What we call memory is designed to retain whatever is seen or heard. We carry an inherent desire and curiosity to know about things that are hidden from us. When this curiosity is examined carefully, it reveals the potentialities … Read more
Haqiqat-e-Wardah (Incident Reality):
When the soul is divided or manifested within the boundaries of time and space, it is referred to as Incident Reality.
Haqiqat-e-Sabita (Persevering Reality):
It is the reality that remains unaffected by the changes of time or space.
Haqiqat-e-Muhammadia
Haqiqat-e-Muhammadia (Mohammedan Reality): The state of cosmic unconsciousness or the first consciousness, which was explored for the first time by Muhammad, the Holy Prophet of Islam (PBUH). The same is also termed as Haqiqat-ul-Haqaique (Reality of the Facts) by the Sufis.
Habl-ul-Wareed
Habl-ul-Wareed (the jugular vein) is the focal point of human existence, the self, the ego, from which God cannot be dissociated or separated. It is the agency that enables a person to distinguish the Lord from the non-lords.
Ghaib-e-Ikhwan
Ghaib-e-Ikhwan: (Controls of the Unseen) Knowledge of the Elohistic Names with special reference to God’s Attributes of Omniscience, granted to man for exercising special powers. It is also called Mogibat-e-Ikhwan (Invisible Controls).
Ghaib-ul-ghaib
Ghaib-ul-ghaib: (Invisible Unseen). The state of consciousness, which encompasses the cosmic unconsciousness i.e. the first conscious.
Fatah (Openness)
Fatah (Openness): When one is equipped with the perception that enables him to observe the cosmic soul, angels, and the affairs that are secrets of creation, he enters the state of openness. In this state, man observes and understands the Eternal affairs even while awake.
Abraham
Abraham, being a combination of Ab and Raham, literally means “The Kind Father.” His father Tarah died when he was very young, so he was reared by his uncle, who made idols that were worshipped by royalty and dignitaries. He was called Adar, which in Chaldean means “The Arch Priest” or “Guard of a temple.” … Read more