Allâh o Akbar—“God is Great”
biryāni—A dish with saffron rice together with lamb or chicken
darvish—Sufi mystic
Eblīs—The devil
Eid—Muslim festival
fanâ—Nothingness
fâni—Ephemeral; lost to nothingness
hâfez—A person who knows the Koran by heart
harâm—Unacceptable, forbidden
jabrī—Fatalist
Kaaba—House of God
khalvat—Seclusion
khâneghâh—Sufi house
lateif—Delicate
madrasa—Islamic school
Maghâlât—Discourses
majzoub—Entranced in the love of God
morīd—Devotee, disciple
morshed—Spiritual guide
Mowlânâ—Master teacher
ommi—Uneducated
pīr—Spiritual guide
samâ—Whirling, spinning
samâzan—One who whirls
shaykh—Spiritual guide
solÛk—Sufi training
sura—A chapter of the Koran
valī—God's representative on earth
velâyat—Kingdom
zekr—Repetition of the ninety-nine names of God in prayer
zonnâr—Belt worn by Christians as a sign of their faith