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.