hal (pl. ahwal)
(al-ḥāl (pl. ’aḥwāl))
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Spiritual state. |
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A spiritual state (ḥāl) is sometimes opposed to maqām (spiritual station), and in this case the former is considered as a passing thing and the latter as something stable. |
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Introduction to Sufi Doctrine (by Titus Burckhardt) |
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