Sufi Classics · July 8, 2026

Enmüzec (Sufism Glossary)

There are those who say that enmüzec is comprehensive (it gathers everything within itself). If enmüzec were only a name for the attribute of kamāl (perfection), then it would be erroneous for any trace to remain of it …

There are those who say that enmüzec is comprehensive (it gathers everything within itself). If enmüzec were only a name for the attribute of kamāl (perfection), then it would be erroneous for any trace to remain of it being a name for the attribute of deficiency in itself. For this reason, there are also those who say that the Menkūsh-ı mushār ilayh (the engraved one to which reference is made) also includes the enmüzeciyyet (the adorned exemplarity) of the engraved. If there were an error in the existence of the thing adorned with the example to which reference is made, then it would only be the name of the locus of the attribute of deficiency. The reason for its designation by way of reference is...