Sixteen Stages of Taming Qalb
To attend Tasfiya-e-Qalb, the Salik needs to achieve the following sixteen goals.
- Zuhd or abstention from evil
- Taqwa or avoiding what looks evil
- War'a or attempt to get away from things that are not related to Allah.
- Tawakkul or being content on whatever Allah gives
- Sabr or patience on whatever Allah does
- Shukr or gratefulness to whatever Allah gives
- Raza or seeking happiness of Allah
- Khauf or fear of Allah's wrath
- Rija or hope of Allah's blessing
- Yaqeen or complete faith on Allah
- Ikhlas or purity of intention
- Sidq or bearing truth of Allah
- Muraqabah or total focus on Allah
- Khulq or humbleness for Allah
- Dhikr or remembrance of Allah
- Khuloot or isolation from everyone except Allah
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