The name Pilgrims Progress for our group process appealed to me as it speaks of our journey to our Lord-The Absolute.However,historically this is a name associated with Christianity with which,of course we have a lot in common.However for the weekly meetings we needed something more akin to Sufi terminology.

So I began thinking of all the terms used for these meetings-=liqa, dhikr, hadrat, suhba etc.And I thought of what the essence of what we are trying to do.I concluded that the most essential aim of our process was trying to “connect”-primarily to the Presence of Allah and secondarily to His servants. The Arabic root for the word meaning “connect” is  wasala  وسل

Then I checked the derivatives of that root and the one that fit the best was “Wisal”.Hans Wehr gives the following meanings for wisal-reunion(with God);being together(of lovers);and communion(in Love).Perfect! Welcome to our next Wisal!