Haqiqa

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Ḥaqīqah (Arabic: حقيقة) is literally translated as Reality, Essence or Truth. In Sufi thought, it refers to the inward vision of divine power achieved through mystical union with God, or alternatively "the ultimate way". Approached by Sufis through the use of intuitive and emotional spiritual faculties trained under the guidance of a sheikh, it is considered one station in the way towards God. Both Shiis and Sufis believe haqiqa can be reached through adherence to shariah and the principle of tawhid, although specific methods differ.

For Sufis, when an individual has gone through haqiqa and reached the station of marifa he or she is able to see the true nature of God, and he or she becomes The True Human Being, as God intended when He created the person. He or she will fully understand the very reason of one's existence.

These are the four different stations: