The Ideology of State and Station: the Comparative analysis of the Opinions Sheikh Ali Bin Usman Hajveri and Shiekh Shahab-ul-Din Soharwardi

Abstract

For self-awarness, various stages are known as Maqamat or the 'stations', which are attainable through continuous spirtual practices and sincere efforts. While 'haal' or state can only happen by the grace of Allah. It is also said that 'Maqam' represents a spirtul station, where the seeker finds him after sincerely treading the spiritual path for a while. How ever, haal occours spontaneously as spiritual gift. In this article, it is tried to compare the concept of the famous Sufi scholars regarding the theory of state and station in Sufism