A maqām is a station or abiding realization discussed in spiritual pedagogy. Manuals differ in how stations are listed and ordered; no single chart should be imposed on all authors.
Distinctions and context
Compare station with state only through the relevant author’s definitions. Stability, acquisition, and giftedness are not distributed identically in all taxonomies.
Research question
Is the station defined by practice, settled knowledge, or its effects?
Source trail and evidence status
- Secondary dictionary entryالمعجم الصوفي — مدخل 547 ↗
- Discovery catalogue, not a verified witnessمفاهيم ومصطلحات الفتوحات — فهرس سياقي ↗
- Discovery catalogue, not a verified witnessفهرس المخطوطات — بحث مستقل عن الشاهد ↗