Sufi Classics · July 8, 2026

mevt-i esved (Tasawwuf Glossary)

Mevt-i esved (black death) is to endure afflictions... (Futūḥāt, TI, 184) Mevt-i esved is to endure the afflictions that come from people. For, due to their afflictions, one does not feel distress or sorrow in one's nafs …

Mevt-i esved (black death) is to endure afflictions... (Futūḥāt, TI, 184)

Mevt-i esved is to endure the afflictions that come from people. For, due to their afflictions, one does not feel distress or sorrow in one's nafs (the lower self); on the contrary, one feels Love.