Stations
SECTION I
- 001 Wakefulness - اليَقَظَةُ
- 002 Repentance - التَّوْبَةُ
- 003 Self-Reckoning - المُحَاسَبَةُ
- 004 Returning - الإنَابَةُ
- 005 Reflection - التَّفَكُّرُ
- 006 Remembrance - التَّذَكُّرُ
- 007 Taking Shelter - الاعْتِصَامُ
- 008 Fleeing - الفِرَارُ
- 009 Training - الرِّيَاضَةُ
- 010 Hearing - السَّمَاعُ
SECTION II
- 011 Grief - الْحُزْنُ
- 012 Fear - الْخَوْفُ
- 013 Concern - الإشْفَاقُ
- 014 Submissive Solemnity - الْخُشُوعُ
- 015 Serene Submissiveness - الإخْبَاتُ
- 016 Disinterest - الزُّهْدُ
- 017 Pious Conscientiousness - الْوَرَعُ
- 018 Dedication - التَّبَتُّلُ
- 019 Hope - الرَّجَاءُ
- 020 Desirous Quest - الرَّغْبَةُ
SECTION III
- 021 Caring - الرِّعَايَة
- 022 Observance - المُرَاقَبَةُ
- 023 Veneration - الحُرْمَةِ
- 024 Devotion - الإخْلَاصُ
- 025 Refinement - التَّهْذِيبِ
- 026 Straightness - الِاسْتِقَامَة
- 027 Reliance - التَوَكَّل
- 028 Delegation - التَّفْوِيضِ
- 029 Trust - الثِّقَةِ
- 030 Surrender - التَّسْلِيمِ
SECTION IV
- 031 Patience - الصَّبْرِ
- 032 Contentment - الرِّضَا
- 033 Gratefulness - الشُّكْرُ
- 034 Modesty - الْحَيَاءِ
- 035 Truthfulness - الصِّدْقِ
- 036 Altruism - الإيثَارِ
- 037 Character - الخُلُق
- 038 Humbleness - التَّواضُع
- 039 Pietistic Heroism - الْفُتُوَّةِ
- 040 Affability - الانْبِسَاط
SECTION V
- 041 Intent - الْقَصْدِ
- 042 Resolve - الْعَزْمِ
- 043 Willfulness - الْإِرَادَةِ
- 044 Propriety - الأدَبِ
- 045 Certainty - اليَقِين
- 046 Comforting Intimacy - الْأُنْسِ
- 047 Remembrance - الذِّكْرِ
- 048 Poverty - الْفَقْرِ
- 049 Richness - الْغِنَى
- 050 The Sought - الْمُرَاد
SECTION VI
- 051 Excellence - الْإِحْسَانِ
- 052 Knowledge - العِلْمِ
- 053 Wisdom - الحِكْمَةِ
- 054 Insight - الْبَصِيرَة
- 055 Astuteness - الْفِرَاسَةِ
- 056 Exaltation - التعظيم
- 057 Inspiration - الإلهام
- 058 Tranquility - السَّكِينَةُ
- 059 Serenity - الطُّمَأْنِينَة
- 060 Drive - الْهِمَّةِ
SECTION VII
- 061 Love - المَحَبَّةُ
- 062 Protectiveness - الْغَيْرَة
- 063 Yearning - الشَّوْقُ
- 064 Anxiety - الْقَلَقُ
- 065 Thirst - الْعَطَشُ
- 066 Ecstasy - الْوَجْدُ
- 067 Bewilderment - الدَّهَشُ
- 068 Mystification - الْهَيَمَان
- 069 Lightning - البَرْق
- 070 Taste - الذَّوْقِ
SECTION VIII
- 071 Noting - اللَّحْظ
- 072 Timeliness - الْوَقْتُ
- 073 Clarity - الصَّفَاءُ
- 074 Bliss - السُّرُورُ
- 075 Privacy - السِّرُّ
- 076 Breath - النَّفَسُ
- 077 Stranger-ness - الْغُرْبَةُ
- 078 Submersion - الغَرَق
- 079 Absence - الْغَيْبَةُ
- 080 Establishment - التَّمَكُّنِ
SECTION IX
- 081 Disclosure - الْمُكَاشَفَةِ
- 082 Witnessing - الْمُشَاهَدَةُ
- 083 Beholding - المُعَايَنَةُ
- 084 Life - الْحَيَاة
- 085 Constriction - الْقَبْضٌ
- 086 Expansion - الْبَسْطُ
- 087 Intoxication - السُّكْرُ
- 088 Sobriety - الصَّحْوُ
- 089 Connection - الِاتِّصَال
- 090 Detachment - الِانْفِصَال
SECTION X
Allah, the Almighty, said:
{They will say: Indeed, we were previously among our people fearful [of displeasing Allah].} [aṭ-Ṭoor 52:26]
قَالَ اللهُ عَزَّ وجَلَّ: "قَالُوا إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِي أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ"
Ishfâq131 is constant concern combined with empathy. It is of three levels:
The first level:
الْإِشْفَاقُ: دَوَامُ الْحَذَرِ، مَقْرُونًا بِالتَّرَحُّمِ، وَهُوَ عَلَى ثَلَاثِ دَرَجَاتٍ:
الدَّرَجَةُ الْأُولَى
- إِشْفَاقٌ عَلَى النَّفْسِ أَنْ تَجْمَحَ إِلَى الْعِنَادِ
- وَإِشْفَاقٌ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ أَنْ يَصِيرَ إِلَى الضَّيَاعِ
- وَإِشْفَاقٌ عَلَى الْخَلِيقَةِ لِمَعْرِفَةِ مَعَاذِيرِهَا
The second level includes ishfâq for:
والدَّرَجَةُ الثَّانِيَةُ
- إِشْفَاقٌ عَلَى الْوَقْتِ أَنْ يَشُوبَهُ تَفَرُّقٌ
- وَعَلَى الْقَلْبِ أَنْ يُزَاحِمَهُ عَارِضٌ
- وَعَلَى الْيَقِينِ أَنْ يُدَاخِلَهُ سَبَبٌ
The third level:
والدَّرَجَةُ الثَّالِثَةُ
- إِشْفَاقٌ يَصُونُ سَعْيَهُ عَنِ الْعُجْبِ
- وَيَكُفُّ صَاحِبَهُ عَنْ مُخَاصَمَةِ الْخَلْقِ
- وَيَحْمِلُ الْمُرِيدَ عَلَى حِفْظِ الْجِدِّ
131 To fear and feel for the suffering of oneself or others, prompting one to act or extend help.
132 Rebelling against any of the requirements of ‘uboodiyah (servitude).
133 Deeds could be wasted by corrupted intentions or conceitedness, among other destroyers.
134 Despite their excuses not availing them from the consequences of their wrongdoing, one may still feel pity for the people who lose their souls to the Shayṭân and their own inequities.
135 Spiritual lethargy, temptations, misconceptions, or any hindrances that will keep the heart from proceeding on its journey.
136 This is not to say that one should not believe in asbâb (causes), such as belief being a cause for reward and disbelief being a cause for punishment. Imam Ibn al-Qayyim has cautioned in his commentary that the sheikh’s overemphasis on the concept of fanâ’ (annihilation) and undermining the causes may cause misunderstanding and confusion. It is hoped that the sheikh meant that beholding the causes should not prevent one from having full faith in the Causer and being assured of His ultimate control.
137 Pretention destroys the deed before it comes into existence and conceitedness destroys it afterwards.
138 For conflict with the people corrupts one’s manners and compromises the wellbeing of our hearts.