Maqaam
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Maqaam ( the station ) is one's spiritual station or developmental level, as distinct from one's hal, or state of consciousness. This is seen as the outcome of one's effort to transform oneself, whereas the haal is a gift. "Maqam" is also terms for “scale” .These are the topmost foundations of ‘’walaya:’’ the moral distinctions and spiritual degrees accorded to the men of the Way. They constitute the stabilizing element of liberating experience. According to Ibn 'Arabi, ‘’ al-yaqîn ’’ (certainty) the apex of the maqamaat .
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| Sufi philosophy : | Ihsan • Lataif • Cosmology • Tajalli • Noor • Maqaam • Haal • Manzil • Yaqeen • Fanaa • Baqaa • |
| Practices: | Dhikr • Muraqaba • Sama • Qawwali • Sufi whirling • Hadhra |
| Sufi orders : | Chishti • Jerrahi • Mevlevi • Naqshbandi • Qadri • Suhrawardiyya • Shadhili • |
| Famous medieval : | Hassan Basri • Rabi'a al-'Adawiyya> Rabia • Bayazid • Junayd • Ghazali • Jilani • Ibn Arabi • Rumi • Sadi • Data Gunj • Gharib Nawaz • Khusro • Baba Farid • Kabir • Alf Sani • Shah Waliullah • Bhittai |
| Famous modern : | Muhammad al-Maliki • Hisham Kabbani • Kabir Helminski • Inayat Khan • Shamsuddin Azeemi • Keller • Martin Lings |
| Miscellaneous: | Sufi texts • History of Sufism>History • Sufi poetry • Sufi art • Glossary |
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