Key concepts in the practice of Sufism: emerald hills of the heart, Vol. 3

The Emerald Hills of the Heart or Key Concepts in the Practice of Sufism

Irshad and Murshid (Guidance and the Guide)

Safar (Journeying)

Wasil (One who has Reached)

Samt (Silence)

Halwat and Jalwat (Privacy and Company)

Tlm Ladun (The Special Knowledge from God's Presence)

Waliyy and Awliyaullah (God's Friend [Saint] and God's Friends [Saints])

Abrar (The Godly, Virtuous Ones)

Muqarrabun (Those Favored with God's Special Nearness)

Abdal (The Substitutes)

Nujaba (The Nobles)

Nukaba (The Custodians)

Awtad (The Pillars)

Ghawth (The Helper or the Means of Divine Help)

Qutb (The Pole)

Fayd and Tajalli (Effusion and Manifestation)

Tajalli (Manifestation)

The Manifestation of the Divine Being or the Divine Essence

The Manifestation of Divine Essential Qualities

The Manifestation of Divine Attributes

The Manifestation of Divine Names

The Manifestation of Divine Works

The Manifestation of Divine Acts

The Manifestation of Divine Grace

The Manifestation of Divine Majesty

Wahy and Ilham (Revelation and Inspiration)

A'yan ath-Thabita and 'Alam Al-Mithal (Archetypes and the World of Representations or Ideal Forms)

Heavenly or Elevated Realms

'Alam Lahut (The Realm of the Transcendental Manifestation of Divinity)

'Alam Rahamut (The Realm of the Transcendental Manifestation of Divine Mercy and Compassion)

'Alam Jabarut (The Realm of the Transcendental Manifestation of Divine Attributes and Names)

'Alam Malakut (The Realm of the Transcendental Manifestation of Divine Commands)

Ahadiya and Wahidiya (Uniqueness or Absolute Oneness and Unity)

Al-Awwal (The First), Al-Ahir (The Last) Az-Zahir (The All-Outward), Al-Batin (The All-Inward)

Wahda and Kasra (Unity and Multiplicity)

The Spirit and What Follows

Ionia

Socrates (470-399 BCE)

Plato (428/427-348/347 BCE)

Aristotle (384-322 BCE)

Philo (20 BCE-50 CE)

Toward the Present Time

Henri Bergson (1859-1941)

Pantheism and/or Monism

Spiritualism

Approaches from the Muslim World

Ibn Sina (Avicenna) (980-1037 CE)

Imam al-Ghazzali (1058-1111 CE)

Fakhru'd-Din ar-Razi (1149-1209 CE)

The Considerations of the Scholars of Sufism about the Spirit

Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's views on the Spirit

The Sufis and the Spirit

Wijdan (Conscience)

The Spiritual Intellect

Willpower According to the Basic Principles of the Islamic Creed

The Mind

The Power of Perceptiveness

'Aql (Reason)

Nafs (The Soul)

Karama (Wonder)

Nazar and Tawajjuh (Attention and Regard)

Subuhat-i Wajh (The Flood of God's Facial Light)

Waridat and Mawhiba (Gifts and Favor)

Khulla (Sincere Friendship)

Index