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GLOSSARY<br />

abdāl (pl. <strong>of</strong> badal) ‘substitutes’, a category in the saints’ hierarchy<br />

abrār (pl. <strong>of</strong> bārr) ‘the dutiful ones’, a category in the saints’<br />

hierarchy<br />

advaita vedānta non-dualistic philosophy as developed in India<br />

by Shankara<br />

afrād (pl. <strong>of</strong> fard) ‘the troops’, saints <strong>of</strong> lowest rank<br />

‘ahd (‘ahd al-yad) swearing allegiance <strong>to</strong> the murshid during<br />

initiation ceremony<br />

ahin˘sā harmlessness; the Hindu and Jaina concept <strong>of</strong><br />

not killing any living being<br />

aiwān arcade, gallery attached <strong>to</strong> the building<br />

akhlāq morals, ethics<br />

akhī ‘brother’, a member <strong>of</strong> a Turkish trade-guild<br />

akhyār ‘the chosen ones’, a category in the saints’<br />

(pl. <strong>of</strong> khair) hierarchy<br />

‘ālim (pl. ‘ulamā) one trained in the religious sciences<br />

amr¸ita the nectar <strong>of</strong> immortality; the drink <strong>of</strong> Hindu<br />

gods<br />

‘ārif Gnostic, adept given mystical knowledge<br />

‘așā a staff<br />

‘as˝r the afternoon prayer<br />

āstān threshold, entrance <strong>to</strong> a shrine, abode <strong>of</strong> a<br />

holy man<br />

āstānbosī ‘kissing the threshold’, paying respects<br />

awliyā (pl. <strong>of</strong> walī) saints<br />

awqāf (pl. <strong>of</strong> waqf) pious foundation<br />

awtād a certain four saints regarded as mainstays <strong>of</strong><br />

(pl. <strong>of</strong> watad) the faith<br />

āyat ‘sign’, verse <strong>of</strong> the Qur’ān<br />

bai‘a a vow <strong>of</strong> allegiance<br />

baqā abiding in God<br />

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