Another class of terms and expressions are used by the Ṣúfís metaphorically. These metaphorical terms are more difficult to analyse and interpret, but I will explain them concisely.
Ḥaqq. By ḥaqq (truth) the Ṣúfís mean God, for ḥaqq is one of the names of God, as He hath said: “This is because God is the Truth” (Kor. xxii, 6).
Ḥaqíqat. By this word they mean a man’s dwelling in the place of union with God, and the standing of his heart in the place of abstraction (tanzíh).
Khaṭarát. Any judgments of separation (aḥkám-i tafríq) that occur to the mind.
Waṭanát. Any Divine meanings that make their abode in the heart.
Ṭams. Negation of a substance of which some trace is left.
Rams. Negation of a substance, together with every trace thereof, from the heart.
`Alá´iq. Secondary causes to which seekers of God attach themselves and thereby fail to gain the object of their desire.
Wasá´iṭ. Secondary causes to which seekers of God attach themselves and thereby gain the object of their desire.
Zawá´id. Excess of lights (spiritual illumination) in the heart.