The Goharian Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ábid | Worshipper. |
| Adá | Affectionate actions. |
| Adab | Decorum. |
| Adá-e-Mohammad | Affectionate actions of Mohammad, which is his lifestyle (also known as Sunnah). |
| Ádmiyat ka Faraq | The difference of Adam-hood. |
| Áhdiyat | Divine oneness. |
| Ahl-e-Bait | Members of the Prophet Mohammad’s household. |
| Ahl-e-Batin | Experts on the esoteric knowledge. |
| Ahl-e-Kitab | People of the celestial book. |
| Ain-ul-Yaqeen | ‘The Eye of Certainty’ (belief based on observation). |
| Ájizī | Humility. |
| Akhfah | Spiritual subtlety of the breast, ‘The Obscure.’ |
| Álam-e-Áhdiyat | The Realm of Divine Oneness. |
| Álim-e-Rabbáni | A divinely ordained scholar. |
| Allah Al Qahhar | ‘The Penaliser.’ |
| Amal-e-Saliha | Deeds motivated by the enlightened heart. |
| Amal Nama | The book of deeds. |
| Amr Kun | The Command ‘Be’. |
| Ankabout | The Realm of God’s Throne. |
| Árif | A category of Saints, literally meaning ‘The Knower.’ In the spiritual terminology, it is a Saint whose body is awarded the rank of Sainthood. |
| Arzī Arwáh | The terrestrial spirits. |
| Auliya Allah | The Friends of God. |
| Azáb | Torment. |
| Azal | The primordial time. |
| Azlī Jahanami Rouh | A predestined hell-bound soul. |
| Azli Momin | A predestined devout. |
| Azli Munafiq Rouh | A predestined hypocrite soul. |
| Azmat | Eminence. |
| Baaz-e-Gunah | Complete abstinence from sins. |
| Bad’bakht | Ill-fated. |
| Bahána | Pretext. |
| Bait-Al Ma’moor | The esoteric worship place in the Realm of Jabrut. |
| Bar’haq | With the truth. |
| Batil | Falsehood. |
| Batin | Esoteric dimension. |
| Batni Qur’an | Esoteric Koran. |
| Bida | Innovation. |
| Bila-Wasta | Direct; requires no medium. |
| Bil-Wasta | Indirect; requires a medium. |
| Bukheel | One who conceals the truth. |
| Bukhl | Concealment of the truth; stinginess. |
| Dajjál | The Anti-Christ |
| Daleel | The divine argument; reason. |
| Darguzar | Forgiveness. |
| Dhakuriyah | The science of God’s remembrance. |
| Dhikr-e-Qalb | Initiation of the heart with God’s remembrance. |
| Dunyawi Faiz | Worldly (material) benefits. |
| Emán | Faith, based on enlightenment of the heart. |
| Fadhīlah | Excellence. |
| Faiz | Spiritual grace. |
| Faqr | Spiritual poverty. |
| Firdaus | Highest grade of Paradise. |
| Gheebat | Backbiting; calumny. |
| Ghous | Divinely appointed helper to humanity in regards to spiritual reforms. |
| Gustakh | Blasphemous. |
| Haal | State. |
| Habl-Allah | ‘Rope of God’ (wire of light which is connected with the heart of Saints). |
| Habl-Al-Wareed | Jugular vein. |
| Hadeeth Qudsī | Direct conversation between the Prophet and God. |
| Hajar Al Aswad | The Holy Black Stone (Ka’aba, Mecca). |
| Halqa-e-Dhikr | Circles (gatherings) of loud chanting. |
| Haq-ul-Yaqeen | Belief based upon truth. |
| Harees | Covetous. |
| Hassad | Jealousy. |
| Hisáb-Kitáb | Accountability of deeds. |
| Hoor | Virgin of the paradise (Pl. Houris). |
| Iblīs | The Chief Devil (also known as Azazeel). |
| Idrīs | Enoch (a Prophet from Israel). |
| Ilhám | Inspiration. |
| Ilhami | Kitábeen Inspired scriptures. |
| Ilm-e-Batin | Esoteric knowledge. |
| Ilm-e-Zahir | Exoteric knowledge. |
| Ilm-ul-Yaqeen | Belief based upon knowledge. |
| Ilyás | Elias (a Prophet from Israel). |
| Imam | One who leads a Muslim prayer. |
| Ishq | Rapturous love. |
| Isláh | Reform. |
| Istikhárah | Seeking divine help. |
| Jabrout | The Realm of Souls (Station of Gabriel). |
| Jalees | Envious. |
| Jussa-e-Tawfeeq-e-Iláhi | Sub-spirit of God. |
| Ka’aba | The cubicle worship place of Islam in Mecca |
| Kabaddi | A South Asian sport. |
| Kafir | One who rejects the truth. |
| Kalima | Declaration of Faith. |
| Kalki Avatar | Title for the Awaited One in the Hindu religion. |
| Kamil Murshid | Perfect Spiritual Guide. |
| Karaman Kátibeen | Angels that keep the record of good and bad deeds. They sit on the right and left shoulders of all human beings. |
| Karámat | Miracles performed by Saints. |
| Karishma | Expression of God’s wonder and splendour. |
| Kashf Al Hazoor | Access to Mohammad’s esoteric gathering. |
| Kashf Al Qaboor | Ability to communicate with the Saints in their graves. |
| Kashf | Opening of the inner eye. |
| Kázib | One who denies the obvious truth. |
| Khabees Arwah | Evil spirits. |
| Khalifah | God’s deputy. |
| Khalīl | Friend. |
| Khannás | ‘The Whisperer.’ |
| Khud Ishq | Self-adoration. |
| Khuld | The lowest grade of Paradise. |
| Khulq | Sublime character. |
| Kufr | Rejection. |
| Lahout | The Realm of Nothingness. |
| Lata’īf | Subtleties. |
| Loh-e-Mehfooz | The Preserved Scripturum. |
| Mahdī | The one who guides. |
| Majzoob | Ecstatic Saint. |
| Malaīka | The archangels. |
| Malakut | The Realm of Angels. |
| Malámah | Self-reproach. |
| Maqám | Station. |
| Martaba | Rank. |
| Mashrab | Sainthood affiliated with a particular Prophet. |
| Mashrab-e-Ádamī | Sainthood affiliated with Adam Safi Allah. |
| Mashrab-e-Eesawī | Sainthood affiliated with Prophet Jesus Christ. |
| Mashrab-e-Ibraheemī | Sainthood affiliated with Prophet Abraham. |
| Mashrab-e-Mohammadī | Sainthood affiliated with Prophet Mohammad. |
| Mashrab-e-Muswī | Sainthood affiliated with Prophet Moses. |
| Mázoor | (1) Spiritually incompetent (2) helpless (who is an eternal soul but is born in a secular home and evil environment). |
| Mehboob | Divine Beloved. |
| Mehdi - Ákhir Al Zamán | The one of the end times, who is supposed to appear on the Moon. |
| Mehdī | The one of the Moon. |
| Mehnáz | ‘Moon’s pride.’ |
| Mehtáb | ‘Moon shine.’ |
| Meráj | Ascension. |
| Mohabbat | Love. |
| Momin | A devout. |
| Moujza | Prophetic miracle. |
| Muakkal | An angel-like creature. |
| Mual’laq | Suspended. |
| Muárif | Saint by soul. |
| Mufeed | Spiritual term meaning a person who is enlightened and connected to God via Habl Allah; one who has been appointed and anointed Mukarib. |
| Mukáshifah | Spiritual vision. |
| Munfarid | Man with the same spiritual calibre as the man on duty; he is also connected to God. Everything is the same, except he is solitary and does not meet any people. He is enlightened and godly but he does not have Moqam-e-Raseed and Izn-o-Irshad. These people mostly make their abode in the jungles. |
| Muráqibah | Transcendental Meditation. |
| Mursaleen | The Grand Prophets. |
| Murtid | One who changes his religion. |
| Musalli | A worshipper. |
| Nafs Al Ámmára | The Commanding Self. |
| Nafs Mutmá’ina | The Divinely Content Self. |
| Nafs Shikan | The Self Demolisher. |
| Naib-e-Allah | Second to God. |
| Naqsh-e-Qadam | Footsteps. |
| Neki | Virtue. |
| Noor | Divine Energy; Divine Light. |
| Owaisī Faiz | Benevolence obtained via souls without meeting in person. |
| Piyar | Fondness. |
| Qalb-e-Muneeb | The Heart Turned to God. |
| Qalb-e-Saleem | The Secured Heart. |
| Qalb-e-Shaheed | The Witnessing Heart. |
| Qalb-e-Snobar | The Immature Heart. |
| Qayámat (Qayamah) | Resurrection Day. |
| Rádhiya Mardhiya | ‘Your will is my will, my will is your will.’ |
| Ramz | Code. |
| Rehbar-e-Kamil | Spiritually Accomplished Guide. |
| Riyázat | Struggle in the way of God. |
| Roshan | Zamīr Enlightened conscience. |
| Rouháni | Spiritual. |
| Rouháni Silsila | The spiritual genealogical tree. |
| Rouh-e-Hewáni | The bio-spirit. |
| Rouh-e-Jamádi | The mineral spirit. |
| Rouhen | Souls. |
| Rouh-e-Nabáti | The botanical spirit. |
| Sabr-o-Shukr | Patience and gratefulness. |
| Sádiq | Truthful. |
| Sahav | Spiritual sanity. |
| Sahīfah | Chapters revealed on the Prophet, ‘Nabi’. |
| Sakháwat | Generosity. |
| Salát | Prayer. |
| Salik | A seeker of the truth. |
| Samawi Arwah | The celestial souls. |
| Sharīah | The religious law. |
| Shifa’at (Shafa’ah) | Intercession to God. |
| Shukr | Gratitude. |
| Sifáti | Noor Divine Light of the attributes. |
| Sifli Muakkalát | Infernal spirits. |
| Sirát Al Mustaqeem | The straight path leading to God. |
| Sukur | Spiritual Ecstasy. |
| Sunnat (Sunnah) | Customary form of worship adopted from the Prophet. |
| Táboot-e-Sakīna | The Ark of Covenant. |
| Tajdeed | To renew. |
| Takabbur | False pride. |
| Tákeed | To insist. |
| Talf | To destroy. |
| Taqwa | Piety. |
| Tasawwuf | Mysticism. |
| Tasawwur | Visualisation. |
| Tawheed | God’s oneness. |
| Tifle Noorī | The divine figure made of God’s light. |
| Ummat (Ummah) | Nation. |
| Wáhdat Al Shahood | ‘Unification in Witnessing.’ |
| Wáhdat Al Wajood | ‘Unification in Existence.’ |
| Wáhdat | The Realm of Divine Unity. |
| Wahī | Revelation. |
| Wajad | Spiritual trance. |
| Wasl-e-Allah | Union with God. |
| Yousuf | Joseph. |
| Záhir | Outward. |
| Zindīq | Heretic. |
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