Al-Ma‘ārij (the ways of ascent)
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Al-Ma‘ārij (the ways of ascent) refers to the spiritual and cosmic pathways by which angels and human deeds ascend to God, symbolizing the stages of elevation and nearness to the Divine in Islamic belief.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Ma‘ārij (the ways of ascent) canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic eschatological concept
ⓘ
Qur’anic concept ⓘ spiritual pathway in Islam ⓘ |
| associatedWithAttributeOfGod |
Al-Qahhar (The Subduer)
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Qahhār (The Subduer)
Al-Hakim (The All-Wise) ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Ḥakīm (The Wise)
Al-‘Aliyy (The Most High) ⓘ |
| associatedWithBelief |
belief in Divine judgment
ⓘ
belief in angels ⓘ belief in the Hereafter ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Islamic cosmology
ⓘ
Sufism ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic spirituality (taṣawwuf)
concept of mi‘rāj (ascension) ⓘ |
| describes |
cosmic pathways of ascent
ⓘ
spiritual ascent toward God ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
certainty of Divine recompense
ⓘ
contrast between worldly haste and Divine timing ⓘ moral accountability before God ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
Islamic doctrine of eschatology (al-sam‘iyyāt)
ⓘ
Islamic doctrine of the unseen (al-ghayb) ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
spatial aspect of cosmic levels
ⓘ
temporal aspect of the Day of Judgment ⓘ |
| hasThematicRelation |
Divine justice
ⓘ
Divine Mercy ⓘ
surface form:
Divine mercy
patience and steadfastness ⓘ reality of the Day of Judgment ⓘ reward and punishment ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
The Ascending Stairways
ⓘ
The Ways of Ascent ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | classical Qur’anic exegetes (mufassirūn) ⓘ |
| involves |
hierarchical levels of nearness to God
ⓘ
movement from lower to higher states ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qur’an
|
| mentionedInSurah |
Surah Al-Ma'arij
ⓘ
surface form:
Surah Al-Ma‘ārij
|
| relatesTo |
angels ascending to God
ⓘ
human deeds ascending to God ⓘ |
| surahNumber | 70 ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
degrees of spiritual rank
ⓘ
gradual approach to the Divine Presence ⓘ stages of elevation in nearness to God ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
description of unseen cosmic order
ⓘ
metaphor for inner spiritual journey ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.