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:
{They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded.} [an-Naḥl 16:50]
قَالَ اللهُ عَزَّ وجَلَّ: "يَخَافُونَ رَبَّهُم مِّن فَوْقِهِمْ"
Fear means being removed from the assurance of security126 upon beholding the news [of Allah’s warnings], and it is of three levels:
الخَوْفُهُوَ الانْخِلاعُ عَنْ طُمَأنِينَةِ الأمْنِ بِمُطَالَعَةِ الخَبَرِ،وَهُوَ عَلى ثَلَاثِ دَرَجَاتٍ:
The first level is the fear of punishment, and this is the fear through which faith is validated127, and it is the fear of the masses. It originates from:
- believing the warnings
- being mindful of the offenses
- being watchful of the consequences128
الدَّرَجَةُ الْأُولَىالْخَوْفُ مِنَ الْعُقُوبَةِ، وَهُوَ الْخَوْفُ الَّذِي يَصِحُّ بِهِ الْإِيمَانُ، وَهُوَ خَوْفُ الْعَامَّةِ، وَهُوَ يَتَوَلَّدُ مِنْ:
- تَصْدِيقِ الْوَعِيدِ
- وَذِكْرِ الْجِنَايَةِ
- وَمُرَاقَبَةِ الْعَاقِبَةِ
The second level is fear of the plotting [of Allah] while one rejoices in the times of wakefulness that are mixed with the sweetness [of faith] 129.
والدَّرَجَةُ الثَّانِيَةُخَوْفُ الْمَكْرِ فِي جَرَيَانِ الْأَنْفَاسِ الْمُسْتَغْرِقَةِ فِي الْيَقَظَةِ، الْمَشُوبَةِ بِالْحَلَاوَةِ.
For the elite among the believers, there is not a desolation of fear, but only the awe (haybah) of [Divine] reverence130. It is the highest ranking to be identified at the peak [of the station] of fear. It is awe that is encountered by the one in [a state of] disclosure during times of soft conversation. It protects the witness/ observer during the time of friendly (nightly) dialogues, and it strikes the eyewitness/beholder with the shock of [Divine] might.
وَلَيْسَ فِي مَقَامِ أَهْلِ الْخُصُوصِ وَحْشَةُ الْخَوْفِ، إِلَّا هَيْبَةَ الإجْلَالِ، وَهِيَ أَقْصَى دَرَجَةٍ يُشَارُ إِلَيْهَا فِي غَايَةِ الْخَوْفِوَهِيَ هَيْبَةٌ تُعَارِضُ الْمُكَاشَفَ أَوْقَاتَ الْمُنَاجَاةِ، وَتَصُونُ الْمُسَامِرَ أَحْيَانَ الْمُسَامَرَةِ، وَتَفْصِمُ الْمُعَايِنَ بِصَدْمَةِ الْعِزَّةِ.
126 A certain predecessor of heedlessness, callousness, indifference, weakness of religious commitment, and spiritual lethargy.
127 For the complete lack of fear means complete lack of eemân.
128 Those who believe the warnings of Allah and His Messenger ﷺ, believe in the hereafter (the ending), and recognize the gravity of their offenses and shortcomings will also be vigilant (have taqwâ).
129 This is the fear of the people who have good states of faith. They will not feel secure until they meet their Lord and secure their place in paradise. The first level of fear is that which is simply called‘khawf’ (خوف) because it involves a level of fright that moves one away from sin; the second level may be called ‘khashyah’ (خشية), which also falls under the category of fear but involves a level of sukoon (composure) befitting of those actively engaged in obedience.
At-Tirmidhi reported from ‘Abdur-Raḥmân ibn Sa‘eed ibn Wahb that ‘Â’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said:
“I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about this âyah:
{And those who give that which they give with their hearts full of fear...} [al-Mu’minoon 23:60]
‘Are they those who drink khamr (wine, alcohol) and steal?’
He said: ‘No, O daughter of aṣ-Ṣiddeeq. They are those who fast, pray, and give charity while they fear that their Lord will not accept it from them:
{It is these who hasten to do good deeds, and they are the foremost of them.} [al-Mu’minoon 23:60]’”
130 Al-Muqarraboon (in the passive voice) are the ones who are brought close to their Lord. They do not have the desolation of remoteness. Their fear is all about the necessary haybah (awe) that will prevent them from overstepping their limits with their Lord after He lets them into His presence, close to Him.