Stations
Introduction
SECTION I
SECTION II
SECTION III
SECTION IV
SECTION V
SECTION VI
SECTION VII
SECTION VIII
SECTION IX
SECTION X
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:
{Most verily, for Allah is the pure (devoted) religion…} [az-Zumar 39:3]
قَالَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: "أَلَا لِلَّهِ الدِّينُ الْخَالِصُ"
Devotion is the purification of actions from all scum. It is of three levels:
الْإِخْلَاصُ: تَصْفِيَةُ الْعَمَلِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَوْبٍ. وَهُوَ عَلَى ثَلَاثِ دَرَجَاتٍ.
The first level involves:
الدَّرَجَةُ الْأُولَى:
- إِخْرَاجُ رُؤْيَةِ الْعَمَلِ عَنِ الْعَمَلِ
- وَالْخَلَاصُ مِنْ طَلَبِ الْعِوَضِ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ
- وَالنُّزُولُ عَنِ الرِّضَا بِالْعَمَلِ
The second level:
- being ashamed of one’s actions while excelling
- topping off the effort while/by seeking refuge from watching it229
- seeing one’s actions with the light of tawfeeq as a generous gift from the Source of generosity
الدَّرَجَةُ الثَّانِيَةُ:
- الْخَجَلُ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَعَ بَذْلِ الْمَجْهُودِ
- وَتَوْفِيرِ الْجُهْدِ بِالِاحْتِمَاءِ مِنَ الشُّهُودِ
- وَرُؤْيَةِ الْعَمَلِ فِي نُورِ التَّوْفِيقِ مِنْ عَيْنِ الْجُود
The third level is purifying the action by escaping from the action:
- by allowing it to follow the guide of knowledge (the religious decrees)
- while you watch the hand of Allah (the universal decrees)
- being free from the captivity of all forms230
والدَّرَجَةُ الثَّالِثَةُ: إِخْلَاصُ الْعَمَلِ بِالْخَلَاصِ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ
- تَدَعُهُ يَسِيرُ سَيْرَ الْعِلْمِ
- وَتَسِيرُ أَنْتَ مُشَاهِدًا لِلْحُكْمِ
- حُرًّا مِنْ رِقِّ الرَّسْمِ
225 By beholding their origin and creation by Allah and likening oneself to the leaves of the trees moved by the wind in whichever direction it blows. Ibn al-Qayyim says that observing al-jabr (determinism) here is good for the heart.
226 Serving God because He deserves our service and because His pleasure is our ultimate pursuit.
227 Whereby one would never see themselves good enough in their service of their Creator and Sustainer.
228 At-Tirmidhi reported from ‘Â’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her):
"سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَنْ هَذِهِ الآيَةِ: (والَّذِينَ يُؤْتُونَ مَا آتَوْا وَقُلُوبُهُمْ وَجِلَةٌ) قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ أَهُمُ الَّذِينَ يَشْرَبُونَ الْخَمْرَ وَيَسْرِقُونَ قَالَ " لاَ يَا بِنْتَ الصِّدِّيقِ وَلَكِنَّهُمُ الَّذِينَ يَصُومُونَ وَيُصَلُّونَ وَيَتَصَدَّقُونَ وَهُمْ يَخَافُونَ أَنْ لاَ يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُمْ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَهُمْ لَهَا سَابِقُونَ"
“I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about this âyah:
{And those who give that which they give with their hearts full of fear...} [al-Mu’minoon 23:60]
‘Are they those who drink khamr (wine, alcohol) and steal?’
He said, ‘No, O daughter of aṣ-Ṣiddeeq. They are those who fast, pray, and give charity while they fear that their Lord will not accept it from them:
{It is these who hasten to do good deeds, and they are the foremost of them.} [al-Mu’minoon 23:60]’”
229 As if you do the good deeds and perfect them, but beware of seeing that perfection—seeing it will spoil the perfection and could destroy you.
230 All the manifestations of His omnipotence and might in this dunyâ, including your own service, are but the manifestations of His omnipotence and might, so let your heart be attached to Him, not them.