Ganj ul Asrar English Translation with Persian Text/Glossary

A

Ain-ul-Yaqeen Faith gained through observation Arif Billah Knower of Allah who is One with Allah

B

Baqa Billah Immortal Bayat Oath of Allegiance. When a person becomes a disciple, he hands over himself to his Spiritual Guide in exchange of spiritual guidance, after bayat. This infact is a pact between Allah and His Slave which eternally bonds the Murshid with his disciple.

F

Fana Fillah Annihilation in Allah Faqr The Divine Way to the Vision and Closeness of Allah GGhaus Highest spiritual Rank H Haq-ul-Yaqeen Faith gained through experience

I

Ilm-e Dawat Knowledge of communication with the sacred souls of shrines Ilm-ul-Yaqeen Faith gained through knowledge Ism-e-Allah Zaat Personal Name of Allah which represents The Divine Essence and all His Attributes

J

Jamiat Accumulation of all The Divine Attributes, Powers and spiritual levels in the innerself of a Saint

K

Kashf-ul-Qaboor Unveiling of the states of graves Kashf-ul-Qaloob Unveiling of the states of hearts Khilafat Spiritual succession; When a Murshid grants spiritual powers and permission to any of his selected disciples to take further disciples under his bayat and guide them using the spiritual powers then it is said that the Murshid has granted him Khilafat.

M

Majzoob The devotee who cannot tolerate the effects of Divine Light and loses his senses Murshid The Divine Spiritual Guide

N

Nafs Inner baser self which keeps a person away from Allah trapping him in worldly desires Nafs-e-Ammarah The ill commanding innerself Noor The Divine Light

P

Pir Dastgeer Title of Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani, meaning “The one who patronizes and helps in all matters.”

Q

Qadri Order Whenever Hazrat Sultan Bahoo mentions the Qadri Order he actually refers to the Sarwari Qadri Order which is his own order. It started from The Holy Prophet and reached him through Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani. Qadri Faqeer The Saint who travels the path of Faqr following the Qadri Way and reaches its final level i.e. Oneness with Allah Qutb Highest spiritual Rank

S

Shariah Islamic laws Syed Belonging to the progeny of The Holy Prophet from Hazrat Fatima and Hazrat Ali

T

Tareeqat Mysticism Tasawur Contemplation The Qadir The Omnipotent, The All Powerful

W

Wali Saint, Friend of Allah

Z

Zikr Repeated invocation of The Names of Allah Zikr of Hoo The Zikr of Hoo is the Sultan-ul-Azkar i.e. The King of invocations