Suluk
/suːˈluːk/noun
A Sufi practice of spiritual discipline and inner journeying toward closeness with God.
Did you know?In Sufi writings, suluk is not merely meditation but a disciplined passage through spiritual states, often guided by a sheikh or spiritual teacher.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Arabic
Arabic
سَلَكَ (salaka)
“To enter, travel along, follow, or pursue a route.”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
سُلُوك (sulūk)
“Traveling along a path; conduct or behavior.”
Early Islamic Period
Arabic
sulūk
“A figurative journey of ethical and spiritual conduct.”
Medieval Islamic Mysticism
Arabic
sulūk
“The Sufi path of disciplined spiritual development and approach to God.”
19th–20th Century
English
suluk
“A transliterated technical term used in English-language discussions of Sufism.”
Modern English
English
suluk
“Sufi spiritual wayfaring or the process of progressing along the mystical path.”