Sufi stations (maqamat)
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Sufi stations (maqamat) are the successive spiritual stages or states of inner development that a Sufi seeker consciously strives to attain on the path toward closeness to God.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic mystical concept
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Sufi concept ⓘ religious doctrine ⓘ spiritual stage ⓘ |
| characteristic |
acquired through effort
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involve ethical transformation ⓘ ordered in a sequence ⓘ require discipline and practice ⓘ stable spiritual qualities ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Ihyaʾ ʿUlum al-Din by al-Ghazali
NERFINISHED
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Kitab al-Lumaʿ by al-Sarraj NERFINISHED ⓘ Risala al-Qushayriyya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| differentiatedBy |
conscious striving
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relative permanence ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Sufi states (ahwal) ⓘ |
| etymology | Arabic plural of maqam meaning station or rank ⓘ |
| goal |
closeness to God
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purification of the soul (tazkiyat al-nafs) ⓘ spiritual perfection (ihsan) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
abstinence (zuhd)
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annihilation (fanaʾ) ⓘ ascetic struggle (mujahada) ⓘ certainty (yaqin) ⓘ contentment (rida) ⓘ fear (khawf) ⓘ gnosis (maʿrifa) ⓘ gratitude (shukr) ⓘ hope (rajaʾ) ⓘ intimacy with God (uns) ⓘ love (mahabbah) ⓘ nearness to God (qurb) ⓘ patience (sabr) ⓘ poverty (faqr) ⓘ remembrance (dhikr) ⓘ remorse (nadam) ⓘ repentance (tawba) ⓘ satisfaction (qanaʿa) ⓘ self-accounting (muhasaba) ⓘ sincerity (ikhlas) ⓘ subsistence in God (baqaʾ) ⓘ trust in God (tawakkul) ⓘ truthfulness (sidq) ⓘ watchfulness (muraqaba) ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Arabic ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Islam
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Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | formulated in early medieval Islam ⓘ |
| usedBy | Sufi shaykhs ⓘ |
| usedFor | mapping the Sufi path (tariqa) ⓘ |
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