The Seven Stations of the Nafs

First Station Second Station Third Station Fourth Station Fifth Station Sixth Station Seventh Station

Its Name Inciting to Evil Reproachful Self Secure and Serene Tranquil Well Pleased Well Pleasing Complete Perfect An-nafs al- An-nafs al- Inspired Self Self Contented Self Self Self ammara lawama An-nafs al- An-nafs al- An-nafs ar- An-nafs An-nafs al- mulhama mutma’inna radiyya mardiyya kamila

Its Walking Toward Allah To Allah With help by With Allah For Allah From Allah Because of Allah (as-sair) Ila ‘llah Li ‘llah Allah Ma’a ‘llah Fi ‘llah ‘ani ‘llah Bi’llah ‘ala ‘llah

Its World The Testimony Al-barzakh The World of Muhammadan The Divinity The Testimony Multiplicity in (al-‘alam) Ash-shahada Spirits Reality Al-lahut Ash-shahada Unity and Unity in Multiplicity

Its Place The Chest In The Heart The Spirit/Soul Innermost Being Secret of the Well Hidden Most Hidden (al-mahall) Truth al-sadr Al-qalb Ar-ruh The Secret as- Secrets as-sara’ir Al-akhfa Secret sirr

Its State Inclination Affection The Deep Love Connection Sufficience Perplexity Perpetuity Attraction Love Al-‘ishq Al-ghana Al-haira Al-baqa

Its Means The Law The Path Gnosis/Direct Shari’a Secrets It has no warid The Law All the places Of approach or Ash-shari’a At-tariqa Knowledge The Reality because of the Ash-shari’a previously Source of Al-marifa Al-haqiqa fana of the mentioned. Inspiration attributes. (al-warid)

Hurting others Self satisfaction Forgives, Trust, generosity Happiness Peace,good All the Ignorance Blame, thinking humility Reliance on Az-zuhd character, praiseworthy Envy, greed Grasping,conceit Patience Allah Sincerity forsaking qualities. Hatred, appetite Arrogance, Generosity Forbearance Al-iklas everything Its Attributes Arrogance protest,hidden Acceptance Worship Pious restraint except Allah, Resentment pride, love of Knowledge gratitude Al-wars’ gentleness with Pride,fame appetites, love of Endurance Contentment creation, Anger high position Modesty Fortitude closeness to Forgetfulness Withstands pain Tolerance Allah Ya Wahab: Ya Its Medicine or La ilaha illa ‘lla Allllah Ya Hu Hu Hu Ya Haqq Ya Fattah: Ya Ahad Eternally Self Deliverance Hu Hu Haqq Ya Haqq Ya Samad: Ya Sustaining All Prevailing Hayy Ya Qayyum Ya Allah Ya Qahhar