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Sixth Station: Safeguard
Abstain from using anything that causes you doubts and suspicions.
These include food, clothing and wealth in which the line of distinction
with regard to Halal and Haram cannot be drawn. Regarding this, a
serious, strict and scrupulous stance should be taken to avoid every
thing doubtful.
Stations of Haqiqat
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Having travelled the path of Tariqat you will eventually arrive at
the station of Haqiqat (Truth). The Station of Haqiqat also also has ten
key stations. These are as follows:-
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Seventh Station: Divine Pleasure
One's every step along the path of righteousness and truth must be
taken to win divine pleasure rather than trying to win the good will of
all and sundry. One should eschew the evils of hypocrisy, pretence and
dissimulation.
Stations of Marifat
First Station:
One should respect & rever all wise and sagacious men known as the
Friends of Allah. Showing reverence will also fully make one well-versed
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in the mode of shariah.
Second Station:
One should bear all hardships and rigours with patience and constancy
and have no grudge against one's prosecutors. One should try to
alleviate others sufferings and forget & forgive the wrongs done to him
by them and be not revengeful in the least.
Third Station:
One should try to extinguish the flames of iniquities and injustice,
keeping distance from feuds and riots. One should be happy adopting
the company of the virtuous.
Fourth Station:
One should render service to the Murshid sincerely and selflessly. One
should befriend those who are at his beck and call, always giving them
good piece of advice and develop true friendship with them.
Fifth Station:
One should not waste even a single moment in negligence but remain
engaged in worship and remembrance of Allah. One should be on the
look out for His effulgence and splendour in everything of the universe.
It behoves the worshipper to realize that he is seeing his Lord-Allah,
and if he is not capable of that, Allah is seeing him definitely.
Sixth Station:
One should be generous and liberal according to his means and
without giving himself preference over others.
Seventh Station:
One should be possessed of qualities of fortitude and forbearance; not
be impatient when confronted with coercive and oppressive people.
One Should be tolerant, forbearing, firm and stead fast in his dealings.
Eight Station:
One should wipe out the rust and black spots that collect in the heart
by the luminosity of the remembrance of Allah. To this effect the Holy
Prophet has stated:
"The people's hearts get rusty and blackened like the iron. So they
should remove this rust through repeated divine remembrance."
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Ninth Station:
One should constantly strive to get nearer and closer to Allah by all
kinds and modes of worship and meditation.
Tenth Station:
One should look down upon oneself as the worst and meanest of the
creatures and think others to be one's superiors. Oneshould be mindful
of what Allah has stated.
Fanaa wa Baqa
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Truth are reflected in all their splendor.
Contents
1 Grades _ Perfection is reached by the regular practice of
concentration, passing through three grades of development:
1.1 Fanaa fis sheikh :Fan -fi-Shaikh, annihilation in the astral
plane,
1.2 Fanaa fir rasool :Fan-fi-Rasul, annihilation in the spiritual
plane,
1.3 Fanaa fillah : Fan-fi-Allah, annihilation in the abstract.
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destination or the abode. Baqaa comprises three degrees, each one
referring to a particular aspect of the divine Theophanous as principle
of existence and its qualitative evolution, comprising of faith,
knowledge, and grace.
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Aspects
1.1 First aspect: the level of acts
1.2 Second aspect: the level of qualities and attributes
1.3 Third aspect: the level of the essence
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Third aspect: the level of the essence :
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WILAYAT
(SAINTHOOD)
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Hazrat Umar (Radi Allahu taala Anhu) said:
I heard the Beloved Prophet (S.A.W.) saying that there will be certain
worshippers of Allah who will not be Prophets, nor martyrs, but the
Prophets and martyrs will envy them on the Day of Judgement.
The Companions then asked, "O Prophet of Allah, who are these
people?"
Then the Most Beloved Prophet (S.A.W.) explained to them the qualities
of the Awliya.
The Prophet (S.A.W.) read to them the verse:
"Beware, verily on the friends of Allah, there is no fear, nor shall they
grieve."
(Surah Yunus, Verse 62)
The Qur'an al-kareem divides those that are favoured by Allah into 4
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groups:
(a) The Prophets - This cycle has ended after the appearance of
Sayyadina Rasoolallah (S.A.W.).
(b) The Siddeeq (The Truthful) - This rank is next after the Prophets.
The greatest Siddeeq was Hazrat Abu Bakr (Radi Allahu ta'ala Anhu).
The meaning of Siddeeq is Truth. Such a person recognizes truth in all
its manifestations.
(c) The Shuhada (Martyrs) - One need not actually be killed in the
battlefield to prove one's self as shaheed (martyr). One in this stage
feels satisfied by sacrificing everything that he has for the Creator.
(d) The Salih (Pious) - This is the lower grade that one can attain by
devotional activities. In this stage, one cleanses himself from all
spiritual impurities such as jealousy, hatred, hypocrisy etc.
At any given time, there are 4000 Awliya living on Earth. They
are not recognized by the general public. In fact, amongst them, one
does not know the other, and they themselves are not aware of the
validity of their actions and devotion.
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Amongst the 40, 7 are "Abraar".
Amongst this 7, 4 are "Autaad".
Amongst these 4, 3 are "Noqabah".
From these 3, 1 is the "Ghaus" or "Qutub". He is the most senior of
them all, and head of the spiritual assembly.
Ibn Mas'ud (Radi Allahu ta'ala Anhu) asked, "Ya Rasoolallah (S.A.W.), by
what means do they attain that degree?"
Do remember that although all the Awliya Allah are equal as far as
Wilayah is concerned, they differ as far as status is concerned.
The heart is divided into five parts:
1.THE DEAD HEART: This is the heart of the unbelievers.
2.THE ILL HEART: This is the heart that is full of passion for the world
(earthly passions).
3.THE IMPUDENT HEART: This is the heart that is unsettled between
the world and the hereafter.
4.THE AWAKE HEART: This is the heart that is busy with Zikr (Dhikr).
5.THE ALIVE HEART: This is the heart that puts the states of the
Prophet, his companions, and those that are loved by Allah ahead of
the others.
As a matter of fact, the elders used to day: Praying leads to
heaven. Praying with utmost respect causes one to reach
Almighty Allah.
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May our Lord protect our hearts, which He keeps in His view, from all
kinds of love for the world and from the wickedness of our nafs and
from evil.
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Numerical pause (Wuquf-I adadi): Checking that the heart-
dhikr has been repeated the requisite number of times, taking into
account one's wandering thoughts.
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