The mottled stages (Maqamat) and states (Ahwal) begins with repentance such as the seeker finds the Spiritual Lecturer. The theoretical (Sheikh, Pir) accepts the seeker as his advocate by the ritual of initiation such as he imparts his precision, gives him harsh solitary cryptogram to tail and a round about secret word for meditation. The disciples path is one of incessant war opposed to his demote life. He passes timetabled a detail of spiritual stations and states zealously fastidious by mottled Sufi teaching.
The amount to Sufi stations:
1. division from the world (zuhd).
2. forbearance (sabr).
3. respect (shukr), for at all God gives.
4. love (hubb).
5. tolerance (rida) with at all God desires.
In spite of everything partnered to these stations are particular moods / emotions (ahwal) such as apprehension and suppose, dimness and joy, desire and nearness, approved to the pilgrim by Gods precision for a equally with the aim for of leading him to on to Marifah (esoteric knowledge), Mahabbah (Keenness) and to the important aim for which is slaughter of characteristics and unity with God.
Farther than this statement the Sufi then enters the declaration of Baqa, or pledge in God. He salary from his declaration of intoxication (Sukr) back participating in the world utterly transformed - reborn.
The Sufi path has three ways: MAKHAFAH, the way of apprehension of God leading to distillation. MAHABBAH, the way of love leading to price. MARIFAH, the way of undiplomatic knowledge leading to Clarification. Gulshaa Begum
