sufi (aṣ-ṣūfī)

(Language: Arabic)

Short Description: Sufi: adherent of Sufism

Long Description: In its strictest sense designates one who has arrived at effective knowledge of Divine Reality (Ḥaqīqah); hence it is said: aṣ-Ṣūfī lam yukhlaq (“the Sufi is not created”).

Sources: Introduction to Sufi Doctrine (by Titus Burckhardt)