Wahdat al Shahud:
‘Unity ofWitness’,‘Unity of Consciousness’,‘Unity
of Vision’; the concept developed most fully by Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi in
opposition to the concept of
wahdat ul wujud
of Ibn ‘Arabi, which to him
smacked of pantheism. By this concept, Ahmad Sirhindi meant that the
experience of union or oneness with God is related to vision rather than
reality.
Wahdat al Wujud:
‘Unity of Being’, ‘Oneness of Being’, a concept
developed by Ibn ‘Arabi and followed by all Sufis of the subcontinent except
the Naqshbandi followers of Ahmad Sirhindi.
Wird:
Set litanies recited by the pious many times a day consisting of
Quranic formulas, and in case of the Sufi
wirds
, the litanies are compiled by
the famous Sufi saints.
Wujud Zilli:
The shadow existence.
Wujud Asli:
The real existence.
Wuquf-i ‘adadi:
The state of being vigilant about remembring God,
so that one’s attention is not diverted.
Wuquf-i qalbi:
Keeping the heart alive and receptive to God’s
messages.
Wuquf-i zamani:
Taking stock of one’s activities, while showing
gratitude to God for the time devoted to virtuous deeds, and repenting of
one’s misdeeds.
Zawiya:
Literally, “a corner”, thus: a place of religious retreat, or a Sufi
meeting place where the Sufis came together for prayer and
dhikr
or
invocation of God’s name.
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