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şems-leyi (Sufi Terminology)
The radiance of the sun exists the darkness of the night It is counted among the most beautiful of forms the union of the sun and the …
shahwa (Desire/Appetite) (Sufism Glossary)
Hunger is nūr (light), satiety is nār (fire). As for shahwa (desire/appetite), it is like wood, which causes the fire to ignite. It is …
shahāmat (Sufism Glossary)
Shahāmat is the sensitivity shown towards actions due to the realization of the attribute of jamāl (divine beauty). (Mizān, 73)
shahāda (Tasawwuf Glossary)
Shahāda (the testimony of faith) is established upon five pillars: Islam, iman (faith), islah (rectification), ihsan (spiritual …
shagaf (Sufi Terminology)
The palace of love is the hall of the soul. The seal of "Am I not your Lord?" was set upon the spirits in pre-eternity. There, a burden …
shaʾf (Sufism Glossary)
Shaʾf is the burning of the qalb (the heart) with a pleasure felt by the muḥibb (the lover) in maḥabba (love). Similar states are lawʿa …
shadīd-i mirra-i kāṣima
Shadīd-i mirra-i kāṣima means "the one who breaks those dark (belonging to darkness) idols." (Heyākil, 101)
shajara-i ahadiyya (Sufi Terminology)
It is narrated that the shaykh said: At the beginning of attaining His waḥdāniyya (divine oneness), I became a bird whose body was from …
shajara (Sufism Glossary)
Beginning from a root is a particularity of the spirit of thought. Afterwards, it branches into two from the root. Then, each branch …
shajāʿa (Sufi Terminology)
(jabr; courage; shajāʿat-i khawāṣṣ; shajāʿat-i ṣāliḥīn; tahawwur) There are four foundations of character: ḥikma (wisdom), shajāʿa …