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:
{The sight [of the Prophet] did not swerve, nor did it transgress [its limit].} [an-Najm 53:17]
قَالَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: "مَا زَاغَ الْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَى"
Himmah (drive) is that which impels one to pursue the intended without equivocation. Those who have it will have no control over it, and they are not distracted from it. It is of three levels:
الْهِمَّةُ مَا يَمْلِكُ الِانْبِعَاثَ لِلْمَقْصُودِ صِرْفًا، لَا يَتَمَالَكُ صَاحِبُهَا، وَلَا يَلْتَفِتُ عَنْهَا. وَهِيَ عَلَى ثَلَاثِ دَرَجَاتٍ.
The first level is a himmah that:
- protects the heart from the lowliness of seeking the perishable
- urges it to aspire for the everlasting
- purifies it from the smudge of procrastination
الدَّرَجَةُ الْأُولَى هِمَّةٌ:
- تَصُونُ الْقَلْبَ مِن خِسَّةِ الرَّغْبَةِ فِي الْفَانِي
- وَتَحْمِلُهُ عَلَى الرَّغْبَةِ فِي الْبَاقِي
- وَتُصَفِّيهِ مِنْ كَدَرِ التَّوَانِي
The second level is a himmah that causes aversion to:
والدَّرَجَةُ الثَّانِيَةُ هِمَّةٌ تُورِثُ أَنَفَةً مِنَ
- الْمُبَالَاةِ بِالْعِلَلِ
- وَالنُّزُولِ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ
- وَالثِّقَةِ بِالْأَمَلِ
The third level is a himmah that:
والدَّرَجَةُ الثَّالِثَةُ هِمَّةٌ:
- تَتَصَاعَدُ عَنِ الْأَحْوَالِ وَالْمُعَامَلَاتِ
- وَتُزْرِي بِالْأَعْوَاضِ وَالدَّرَجَاتِ
- وَتَنْحُو عَنِ النُّعُوتِ نَحْوَ الذَّات
491 The defects here refer to occupation with the reward of the deeds and their immediate effects, such as the change of aḥwâl (spiritual states), which bars one from complete devotion.
492 When the hearts do not travel with the bodies and the deeds of the interior are neglected in favor of the acts of the exterior.
493 One should not have excessive hope or confidence in their own salvation. These sow the seeds of arrogance and self-delusion.
494 When the himmah is all gathered for one end, it will not stop short of it or look at anything other than it.
495 While we should always aspire to the reward of Allah, our pursuit of His pleasure should always eclipse any other pursuits. Those who will earn His pleasure will not miss anything.
496 Absorption in one or some of the Divine attributes and actions may bar the person from connecting with the Divine essence. Reflecting on all attributes is our means of reflecting on and attaining togetherness with the Divine essence.