Concept in Sufism
FourSpiritual Stations inAlevi tariqat : Sharia ,tariqa ,haqiqa , andmarifa .Marifa is considered "unseen", and is actuallythe center of thehaqiqa Marifa is the essence of all four stations.Four Doors is a concept inSufism and in branches ofIslam heavily influenced by Sufism such asIsma'ilism andAlevism . In this system, there are four paths toGod , starting withSharia , then toTariqa , then toMarifa , and then finally toHaqiqa .
In Alevism, ten stations are listed for each of the Foor Doors. Hence, in full, the Four Doors are also known as theFour Doors and Forty Stations (Turkish:Dört Kapı Kırk Makam [ 1]
[ edit ] 1. The Door ofSharîʻah /Divine Law to believe to learn knowledge (‘ilm to worship to earn only what sustenance is permitted (halâl abstaining from that which one's creator has forbidden (harâm to perform marriages to marry oneself to abstain from sexual relation during inappropriate times to be a member of the community following the tradition of Muhammad to be compassionate, to dress simply and to consume simple foods to enjoin that which is right and for abstain from that which is wrong The Door of Tariqah [ edit ] 2. The Door ofTarîqah /Sufi Path taking the hand of a Sufi sheikh and repenting willfully becoming a disciple (murîd sheikh keeping one's clothes, hair: beard both clean and in order struggling against the desires of one's flesh (nafs serving others being in a state between excessive fear and hope taking lessons from and providing guidance to others distributing God's bounties to others reaching a state of intense love and a high level of enthusiasm seeing his inner essence as poor [ edit ] 3. The Door ofMa'rifah /Divine Knowledge proper morals (adab ) fear abstinence patience and frugality feeling embarrassment generosity knowledge (‘ilm intense poverty maʻrifah knowing oneself The Door of Haqiqah [ edit ] 4. The Door ofHaqîqah /Truth becoming earth not scorning the 72 nations of humanity being as merciful and compassionate as possible not seeing anyone's faults to be in agreement with the principles of singleness, uniqueness: oneness of God (tawhîd speaking of the secrets of truth with others following a specific spiritual path (sayr-i sulûk ) secret (sirr ) beseeching God (munâjât ) witnessing God's manifestation in creation (mushâhadah )
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