The Last Station of the Sufi Path
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The following is extracted from Kuliyyat al-Imdadiyyah of Shaykh Imdadullah Muhajir al-Makki ( q.s. ), the wali of the Shishtiyyah . When the Haqq Decides to Bring the salik back into baqa’ , existence, after fana’ in Himself, He Dresses him with His Divine Lights. This stage is called jama’ al-jama’ , and is full of wonderment, and this is the last station of the spiritual path. Baqa’ is another name for returning to the Origin. At this point, his vision first beholds the Oneness of the Absolute Essence, and then, through Its Light, he sees ta’yinat al-mazhahir , the distinctive multiplicity of Divine Manifestations. The ‘arif , in every condition at every moment, contemplates Divine Existence and nothing prevents him from seeing the Haqq and witnessing Him in other things because the ‘arif has reached the reality of humanity which is Godhood. He now knows Creation to be, in reality, ...