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, quoting His kaleem342 (peace be upon him):
{…Would You destroy us for what the foolish among us have done? This is not but Your trial by which You send astray whom You will and guide whom You will…} [al-A‘râf 7:155]
قَالَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حَاكيًا عَن كَليمِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: "أَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ السُّفَهَاءُ مِنَّا ۖ إِنْ هِيَ إِلَّا فِتْنَتُكَ تُضِلُّ بِهَا مَن تَشَاءُ وَتَهْدِي مَن تَشَاءُ."
Inbisâṭ (being at ease) is to act naturally, avoiding the lonesomeness of excessive reverence.343 It is to follow one’s disposition.
It is of three levels:
الِانْبِسَاطُ إِرْسَالُ السَّجِيَّةِ وَالتَّحَاشِي مِنْ وَحْشَةِ الْحِشْمَةِ. وَهُوَ السَّيْرُ مَعَ الْجِبِلَّةِ.
وَهُوَ عَلَى ثَلَاثِ دَرَجَات.
The first level is to be at ease with the creations, and that is by:
- not isolating yourself from them, out of concern for your time or interests
- continually extending your favors to them and accommodating them with your good manners
- allowing them to step on you,344
all of this while upholding the knowledge [of the scriptures] and being observant of the meaning [of existence].345
الدَّرَجَةُ الْأُولَى الِانْبِسَاطُ مَعَ الْخَلْقِ
وَهُوَ أَنْ
- لَا تَعْتَزِلَهُمْ ضَنًّا عَلَى نَفْسِكَ، أَوْ شُحًّا عَلَى حَظِّكَ
- وَتَسْتَرْسِلَ لَهُمْ فِي فَضْلِكَ، وَتَسَعَهُمْ بُخُلُقِكَ
- وَتَدَعَهُمْ يَطَؤُونَكَ
وَالْعِلْمُ قَائِمٌ، وَشُهُودُ الْمَعْنَى دَائِمٌ.
The second level is to be at ease with the Creator, and this is by:
الدَّرَجَةُ الثَّانِيَةُ الِانْبِسَاطُ مَعَ الْحَقِّ
وَهُوَ أَنْ:
- لَا يَحْبِسَكَ خَوْفٌ
- وَلَا يَحْجُبَكَ رَجَاءٌ
- وَلَا يَحُولَ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ آدَمُ وَلَا حَوَّاءُ
The third level is to refrain from inbisâṭ, enthusiastically, for the inbisâṭ (affability) of the servant now fades into the basṭ (extension of joy, abundance) of the True One, glorified is His majesty.
والدَّرَجَةُ الثَّالِثَةُ الِانْطِوَاءِ عَنْ الِانْبِسَاطِ، وَهُوَ رَحْبُ الْهِمَّةِ، لِانْطِوَاءِ انْبِسَاطِ الْعَبْدِ فِي بَسْطِ الْحَقِّ جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ.
342 The one with whom Allah spoke directly: Moosâ (peace be upon him).
343 When you are in your togetherness (jam‘iyah) with Allah, do not let His reverence rob you of the pleasure of His company and the uns (comforting intimacy) of His nearness.
344 That is not to embolden the transgressors, but to be easygoing and forgo some of your rights for the greater benefit of winning over peoples’ hearts and, most importantly, pleasing God.
345 You will not allow your friendliness and affability with the people to make you cross the bounds of Shari‘ah known through the knowledge of the scriptures, and you are not being distracted from observing the ultimate meaning of your existence: being with Allah and seeking His pleasure.
346 Hope in the immediate reward may bar you from seeking His pleasure. It could also make you disingenuously submissive, which keeps you from being at ease with Him.
347 This either means any man or woman, or it may mean that you should behold His immediate creation of you without mediums, allowing you to have a direct connection with Him.