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:
{Say: This is my way; I invite to Allah with insight, I and those who follow me…}[Yoosuf 12:108]
قَالَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: "قُلْ هَٰذِهِ سَبِيلِي أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِعَلَىٰ بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِي"
Insight is that which rids you of bewilderment. It is of three levels:
الْبَصِيرَةُ مَا يُخَلِّصُكَ مِنَ الْحَيْرَةِ، وَهِيَ عَلَى ثَلَاثِ دَرَجَاتٍ.
The first level is to know that the reported instructions of Shari‘ah come from certain sources and have guaranteed consequences. Thus, you satisfy their rights by finding genuine pleasure in them and being fiercely protective of them.452
الدَّرَجَةُ الْأُولَى أَنْ تَعْلَمَ أَنَّ الْخَبَرَ الْقَائِمَ بِتَمْهِيدِ الشَّرِيعَةِ يَصْدُرُ عَنْ عَيْنٍ لَا يُخَافُ عَوَاقِبُهَا، فَتَرَى مِنْ حَقِّهِ أَنْ تَلَذَّهُ يَقِينًا وَتَغْضَبَ لَهُ غَيْرَةً.
The second level is to observe:
والدَّرَجَةُ الثَّانِيَةُ أَنْ تَشْهَدَ:
- فِي هِدَايَةِ الْحَقِّ وَإِضْلَالِهِ إِصَابَةَ الْعَدْلِ
- وَفِي تَلْوِينِ أَقْسَامِهِ رِعَايَةَ الْبِرِّ
- وَتُعَايِنَ فِي جَذْبِهِ حَبْلَ الْوَصْلِ
The third level is insight that:
والدَّرَجَةُ الثَّالِثَةُ بَصِيرَةٌ:
- تُفَجِّرُ الْمَعْرِفَةَ
- وَتُثَبِّتُ الْإِشَارَةَ
- وَتُنْبِتُ الْفِرَاسَةَ
451According to Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah be pleased with him), it is a light that Allah instills in the hearts of His servants, thereby empowering them to behold, with their heart-sight, the truth that was revealed to the messengers.
One may also say it is the in-depth realization of the words of Allah that is not limited to or veiled by the exteriors of the material world around us. Allah said:
{And the word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and in justice. None can alter His words, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.} (al-An‘âm 6:115)
All His statements are true and His commandments are just, orderly, and purposeful.
- His statements include His revelations about Himself and the unseen, humankind, and the universe, as well as His promises and warnings. Complete acceptance of these, while maintaining belief in His transcendence, is the way to baṣeerah in these realms.
- His commandments include His creation and ongoing control of the universal order, and His instructions. The way to baṣeerah in these realms is by complete submission to His laws—as explained by the infallible and practiced by the righteous generations—and complete acceptance of His decrees, as well as diligent exploration of His creation (including introspection). Such exploration is not limited to natural sciences, but also includes psychology, anthropology, sociology, politics, and so on—all while observing the certainties of the revealed knowledge.
452 The teachings of Islam come from a certain and infallible source; following them will result in a guaranteed desirable outcome, so those who follow them have nothing to fear or to be anxious about. They must, therefore, rejoice in their obedience and passionately guard the Divine bounds.
453 All He does is the manifestation of His perfection, glory, beauty, justice, and compassion. When He guides someone, it is out of His grace; and when He misguides, it is out of His justice.
454 He gives and withholds, apportions and distributes, for purposes not completely known to us; but He is, in all cases, All-Good and All-Gracious.
455 When He pulls you to His service, it is because He desires your nearness.
456 Ma‘rifah is the inner knowledge that enlivens the heart and causes its trees of virtue to yield their fruit.
457 The gestures are those concepts and thoughts that cannot be expressed verbally. Baṣeerah will groom them and anchor them in the heart, so as to not fade.
458 Firâsah is addressed in the following chapter.