Discover the meaning of the term Murid (مريد) in Islamic vocabulary.
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Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM
📖 2 min readIt is he detached from will. Sheikh Mouhyi ad-Din al-’Arabi, his secret sanctified, said in al-Foutouhat al-Makkiyya: he who turned to Allah, renouncing regard and insight, detaching from his own will, knowing nothing occurs in existence save what Allah wills, not what other wills: he erases his will in Allah’s will, wanting only what the Truth wills.
From irada: he who would its realization must bear the will toward the will. The mourid among the way’s masters: he turned toward Allah, renouncing regard and insight, detaching from his own will; its detail in their books, chiefly al-Foutouhat al-Makkiyya. The famous is the mourid wanting inner sciences’ unveiling, divine secrets and lordly nearness’, his guide in guidance a submission to the sanctified prophetic presence; the way of irada and allegiance mentioned in their books. Irada by a described guide’s canal has uncounted benefits, chiefly faith’s keeping at death’s pull and the devil’s warding: his guide present at his death-pull if complete, else his guide’s guide, so on to the holiest prophetic presence. So I heard from the great Allah-knowing scholars, Allah’s pleasure on them all.
He who wants Allah, coming to Him wholly.
With fatha; and the mard, of humankind’s devils, detached of good things, with damma: he who turned to Allah from regard and insight, detaching from his will, knowing nothing occurs in existence save what Allah wills, not what other wills: erasing his will in Allah’s, wanting only what the Truth wills.
Among sufis it is he detached from will, said as-Sayyid; in the Risala Qouchayriyya: irada among them is detaching for Allah in the path to tawhid’s perfection.