Stages of Sufi Experience

Stages of Sufi Experience. Since about 859 A.D. in the earliest days of Sufism, the stages or stations (called maqamat) a Sufi is said to experience have been one of the central beliefs. These vary based on sect, but here is a typical sequence. 1. Repentance of sins and the worldly life. 2. Abstinence of the desires of the world. (faqir) 3. ................
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