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—relating from His khaleel (intimate friend), Ibrâheem (peace be upon him):
{So when the night covered him [with darkness], he saw a star. He said: This is my lord…} [al-An‘âm 6:76]
قالَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حَاكيًا عَن خَلِيلِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: "فَلَمَّا جَنَّ عَلَيْهِ اللَّيْلُ رَأَى كَوْكَبًا قَالَ هَذَا رَبِّي"
‘Thirst’ is a metaphor for the overwhelming craving for a goal. It is of three levels:
الْعَطَشُ كِنَايَةٌ عَنْ غَلَبَةِ وَلُوعٍ بِمَأْمُولٍ، وَهُوَ عَلَى ثَلَاثِ دَرَجَاتٍ:
The first level is the thirst of the seeker for:
الدَّرَجَةُ الْأُولَى عَطَشُ الْمُرِيدِ إِلَى:
- شَاهِدٍ يُرْوِيهِ
- أو إِشَارَةٍ تَشْفِيهِ
- أَوْ عَطْفَةٍ تُؤْوِيهِ
The second level is the thirst of the traveler for:
والدَّرَجَةُ الثَّانِيَةُ: عَطَشُ السَّالِكِ إِلَى:
- أَجَلٍ يَطْوِيهِ
- وَيَوْمٍ يُرِيهِ مَا يُغْنِيهِ
- وَمَنْزِلٍ يَسْتَرِيحُ فِيهِ
The third level is the thirst of the lover for:
والدَّرَجَةُ الثَّالِثَةُ: عَطَشُ الْمُحِبِّ إِلَى:
- جَلْوَةٍ، مَا دُونَهَا سَحَابُ عَلَّةٍ
- وَلَا يُغَطِّيهَا حِجَابُ تَفْرِقَةٍ
- وَلَا يُعَرَّجُ دُونَهَا عَلَى انْتِظَارٍ
534 Signs that corroborate their faith and assure them about the path they are on and the state they are in.
535 The hints that come to them from a guide or a companion on the path; they find a cure in them from interferences and hesitations that can bewilder the hearts. They may also find those cures in a verse they understand, a ḥadeeth, or a report about those who preceded us on the path of purification.
536 By the Divine, that will bring them closer to Him.
537 A pursuit to be finished by accomplishing its goal, not necessarily the end of their lives.
538 A traveler can find complete fulfillment only in their togetherness with Allah.
539 One of the higher stations where he or she finds solace and uns (comforting intimacy).
540 The darknesses of our faulty nafs obstruct us from beholding the Divine in this life.
541 Being distracted by the multiplicity of things and phenomena from focusing on the True One.
542 The sheikh (may Allah bestow mercy on him) means to say that this is a complete form of shuhood (beholding of the Divine), thus leaving no room for greater awareness of Him. However, the complete beholding of the Divine never happens to us in this life because of our defective nature. Even Moosâ (peace be upon him) was not granted the power to behold Him. In this life, we behold His signs until we reach a point where our recognition of Him by the heart becomes almost like seeing Him.