Taayyun
(Language: Arabic)
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Determination, individuation.
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tabiah
(Language: Arabic)
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Nature.
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tafsir
(Language: Arabic)
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Commentary, interpretation; refers to the fourteen hundred year tradition of Qur’ānic commentary in Islam.
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tahqiq
(Language: Arabic)
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Verification
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tajalli
(Language: Arabic)
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Unveiling, revelation, irradiation.
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tanzih
(Language: Arabic)
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Remoteness, exaltation.
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tanzil
(Language: Arabic)
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Descent.
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tarbiya
(Language: Arabic)
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The process of training and disciplining the soul (nafs).
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tariqah
(alternate spellings: tariqa)
(Language: Arabic)
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Literally, “path” in Arabic. In exoteric Islam, it is a virtual synonym for sharî‘ah, equivalent to the “straight path” mentioned in the Fatihah, the first verse of the Koran. However, in esoteric Islam, Sufism, the mystical path leading from
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Tasawwuf
(Language: Arabic)
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Sufism.
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tawakkul
(Language: Arabic)
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Complete “reliance” on God and “trust” that He alone is sufficient for all one’s needs.
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tawbah
(alternate spellings: tawba)
(Language: Arabic)
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In Islam, “repentance” from sin. Also "penitence."
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tawhid
(Language: Arabic)
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The affirmation of the Unity.
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tazkiya
(Language: Arabic)
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Purification of the heart; often referred to in conjunction with tarbiya.
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Tradition
(Language: English)
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(as the term is used by "Traditionalists" and in the "Perennial Philosopy":) Divine Revelation and the unfolding and development of its sacred content
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tul
(Language: Arabic)
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Height.
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turuq (s. tariqah)
(Language: Arabic)
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Road or path.
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©2003 Dictionary of Spiritual Terms
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