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Maqamat-e-Arba

मक़ामात-ए-अरबा
said ma-qaa-MAAT-e-AR-ba
also written: maqamat-e-arba
Meaning

The 'four stations'; the fourfold scheme of shariat, tariqat, haqiqat and marifat marking the path to God.

Literally: the four stations

See it in the verse

Maqamat-e-Arba in Iqbal’s couplets

Agar kho gaya ek nasheman to kya gham
Maqamat-e-aah-o-faghan aur bhi hain
If one nest has been lost — what is there to grieve? There are other stations of sighing and lament still ahead.
Adversity · Hope · Restlessness
Related words
ARABIC

Shariat

The revealed sacred law of Islam governing belief, worship, and conduct.

ARABIC

Tariqat

The mystical path or spiritual way of the Sufis, leading inward toward God.

ARABIC

Haqeeqat

Reality; the Truth, the ultimate essence (the opposite of majaz).

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