Inspiring quotes from the Meccan Revelations (... more)
[ Maqamat on the Path of Sufism ]
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The stations in this path are like the types of deeds in the Sharia, such as prayer, zakat, fasting, Hajj, jihad, and other things. Just as each type of these deeds has its own knowledge, likewise each station has its own etiquette and treatment. Muhammad ibn Abd al-Jabbar al-Nafri explained this in his book, which he called “Al-Mawaqif wa al-Qawl I Waqfat.” For the most part, it is an honorable book that contains the sciences of the etiquette of the shrines. He says in the translation of Al-Mawqif, the name of Al-Mawqif, he says in his transition to the position of knowledge, for example, and it is among his positions in that book. He said, “The position of knowledge,” then he said, “Stop me in the position of knowledge,” and he said to me, “O my servant, do not aspire to knowledge, nor did I create you to indicate Other than me, then he said, “The night is for me, not for the Qur’an. The night is for me .”
