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:
{Had Allah known any good in them, He would have made them hear…} [al-Anfâl 8:23]
قَالَ اللهُ عَزَّ وجَلَّ: "وَلَوْ عَلِمَ اللَّهُ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًا لَّأَسْمَعَهُمْ"
The heart of this matter is the realization of full attention. It is of three levels:
نُكْتَةُ السَّمَاعِ حَقِيقَةُ الانْتِبَاهِ
وَهُوَ عَلى ثَلَاثِ دَرَجَاتٍ:
The hearing of the public, which has three parts:
سَمَاعُ الْعَامَّةِ ثَلَاثَةُ أَشْيَاء
- إِجَابَةُ زَجْرِ الْوَعِيدِ رَغْبَةً
- وَإجَابَةُ دَعْوَةِ الْوَعْدِجَهْدًا
- وَبُلُوغُ مُشَاهَدَةِ الْمِنَّةِ اسْتِبْصَارًا
The hearing of the select few is of three parts:
- beholding the intended (God) in all symbols114
- beholding the purpose of all living things
- riddance from enjoying dispersion115
وَسَمَاعُ الْخَاصَّةِ ثَلَاثَةُ أَشْيَاء
- شُهُودُ الْمَقْصُودِ فِي كُلِّ رَمْزٍ
- وَالْوُقُوفُ على الْغَايَةِ فِي كُلِّ حَيٍّ
- والخَلاصُ مِنَ التَّلَذُّذِ بالتَّفَرُّقِ
The hearing of the topmost:
وَسَمَاعُ خَاصَّةِ الْخَاصَّةِ
- سَمَاعٌ يَغْسِلُ الْعِلَلَ عَن الْكَشْفِ
- ويَصِلُ الْأَبَدَ بِالأزَلِ
- وَيرُدُّ النِّهاياتِ إِلَى الأوِّلِ
112 While being fearful of the threats, one is still keen on earning His pleasure.
113 The recognition that whatever one was allowed to hear is from the favors of Allah.
114 God is the intended, and beholding Him in all signs pointing to Him is the quality of the select few. They also hear from Him (by listening attentively to His Book), by Him (by removing the ego and biases from the middle and beseeching His guidance), and for Him (by removing all intentions other than seeking His pleasure).
115 One may benefit from learning the different thoughts, views, opinions, and angles of approach to the Word of God, but one may not allow these to cloud his or her intents so that they become desirable for themselves; they may in this case distract the heart from reaping the benefits of His words.
116 The essence of what is heard may be subject to adulteration and frustration by misconceptions and interferences from the mediums through which they are transmitted. Once the pure disclosure touches the receptive heart, it results in the desired effect.
117 Joining al-abad to al-azal and the ends to the beginning is the fruit of the realization that what happens in al-abad has been known to Him since al-azal, and what was decreed in al-azal will come to pass in al-abad, thus to Him they are like one point. One who realizes this will be seeking only al-azali (the One without beginning), since all the ḥawâdith (existences with beginnings) are dependent on Him and in need of Him.