There are three degrees of steadfastness:
There are three degrees of steadfastness:
“Setting things upright (Taqwim) mankind things sound and ‘straight (iqama) and being upright (Istiqama). Taqwim concerns discipline of the soul; iqama, retirement of the heart and Istiqama, bringing the inmost being near to God.
There are three degrees of steadfastness:
“Setting things upright (Taqwim) mankind things sound and ‘straight (iqama) and being upright (Istiqama). Taqwim concerns discipline of the soul; iqama, retirement of the heart and Istiqama, bringing the inmost being near to God.
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- Book : The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam
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