It becomes manifest, and through knowledge (with the pen (Jāmiʿ)) it attains a detailed (tafṣīlī) state.
(Kāshānī, 154; Jāmiʿ, 87)
Preparation of the Work
In this example, (the expressions in parentheses are editor and translator explanations. The expressions in square brackets indicate that, in the cited work Jāmiʿu'l-uṣūl by Gümüşhānevī, the word naqshlar (imprints) is preferred instead of nufūs (souls) as found in Kāshānī's Iṣṭilāḥāt; furthermore, the phrase 'its flowers' present in Gümüşhānevī's Jāmiʿu'l-uṣūl does not appear in Kāshānī's Iṣṭilāḥāt. Also, the expression used as 'in the rank of wāḥidiyya' (vâḥidiyyet mertebesinde) in Gümüşhānevī's Jāmiʿu'l-uṣūl is rendered as 'in wāḥidiyya' (vâḥidiyyette) in Kāshānī's Iṣṭilāḥāt.)
IV. Regarding the authors and their works, the following studies have also been conducted:
a. Concerning the authors of the works from which the texts are taken, brief information is provided in alphabetical order in the next section. This information is primarily drawn from the Türkiye Diyanet Foundation's Encyclopedia of Islam, other encyclopedic works, and, as far as possible, other works written about the authors.
Alongside the publication details of the works from which the texts are taken, their Turkish translations and the sources of the hadiths cited in these works have not been neglected. Both their abbreviations and publication details are provided under the heading 'Abbreviations of Work Titles.'
With all these efforts, an attempt has been made to produce as useful a Dictionary of Sufi Terminology as possible. This book contains texts from sixty-two works belonging to thirty-nine authors. These texts have been translated by six individuals. Therefore, the Dictionary of Sufi Terminology, prepared with the contributions of many people, presents a rather rich appearance in its current form. However, this richness also carries the risk of bringing some deficiencies. While the translation and editorial services of the work were being carried out, it was inevitable that some errors and deficiencies would occur, both in ensuring stylistic consistency and in correcting the translations to conform to the notion of Sufism (taṣawwuf). Positive criticism on these matters will greatly please us.
Readers who wish to benefit from the Dictionary of Sufi Terminology with Texts may consult other works on Sufism (taṣawwuf) for better understanding of difficult passages or to access terms outside the doctrinal structure of Sufism. For this purpose, the Dictionary of Sufi Terminology...