Fana and Baka: Effacement and Abiding in Sufism
In Awarif-ul-Maarif, fana and baka name the effacement of the veils and abiding in God — the classical Sufi glossary explained.
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Kabz and Bast: States of the Sufi Heart
Contraction and expansion of the Sufi heart: kabz and bast, with the discipline of taking shelter in God in the moment of joy.
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Wakt and Nafas: The Sufi Use of Time
Wakt and nafas in Sufi teaching: three kinds of sacred time, the master of the present moment, and living by the breath.
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Aurad Dawn Practices: The Sufi Morning Wird
The aurad dawn practices of Awarif-ul-Maarif: answering the adhan, renewing shahada, two rak’ahs with Kafirun and Ikhlas, and istighfar.
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Conditions of Khilvat: Sufi Spiritual Retreat
Hazrat ‘Umar Suhrawardi’s conditions of khilvat: purity of intention, cleared debts, silence and wakefulness before forty mornings of retreat.
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Dhikr for Rizq: The Raqib Ra’uf Remedy
A dhikr for rizq from Al-Jawahir al-Khamsa: the Friday-after-Fajr names-dhikr the book attributes to Qudurat Allah Khwaja, with tawakkul and no guarantees.
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Monthly Salawat: A Calendar of Spiritual Remedies
Al-Jawahir al-Khamsa preserves a monthly salawat calendar: Sha’ban rak’ah, the Ragha’ib night, Ashura, Safar and Arafah strands of blessing.
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Laziness in Worship: A Sufi Spiritual Remedy
How Al-Jawahir al-Khamsa treats laziness in worship: a 206-recitation names-dua, a week of mornings, and sincere conviction as the stated condition.
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Forgetfulness Remedy: Dua and Dhikr in Sufism
Al-Jawahir al-Khamsa’s forgetfulness remedy: a six-recitation names-formula, continuity with the alchemy of happiness, and the adab of regular wird.
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Dua for Needs: Salat al-Hajah in Sufi Practice
From Al-Jawahir al-Khamsa: the six-rak’ah prayer of need, a sujud invocation, divine names, and the aid-of-the-distressed strand of dua for needs.