What Are the Different Types of Meditation (Muraqaba) in Sufism?

■ What Are the Different Types of Meditation (Muraqaba) in Sufism?
According to the Sufi masters, every human being has a Ruh-e-Haywani — the animal soul, which is like your “earthly consciousness.” 

It’s the part of you that says, “I’m hungry,” “I’m tired,” or “I need Wi-Fi.” ๐Ÿ˜„

Now this Ruh-e-Haywani has two dots (or points) inside it — think of them like two secret buttons on your soul’s dashboard:

1. Nafs — your lower self, the ego, the inner drama queen.

2. Qalb — your heart, the subtle center that connects you to the unseen world.

As long as your consciousness is trapped in the Nafs, you see only the physical world — what your eyes and mind can handle. You’re basically watching the “material world channel.” But when your awareness rises and starts to look from the Qalb, you begin to see both worlds — the material and the unseen — simultaneously. That’s when time and space start to loosen up, and you begin to feel like you’re living between two worlds. ๐Ÿ•Š️

When a person crosses the bridge of Nafs and Qalb and reaches the Latifa-e-Ruh (spiritual soul), that’s when the real adventure begins. Now your seeing isn’t just imagination or daydreaming — it becomes Muraqaba.

You’re not just “closing your eyes and chilling”, you’re entering into a different dimension of perception — while fully awake.

Now, just like coffee comes in espresso, latte, and cappuccino, Muraqaba also has its different levels — each with its own spiritual caffeine kick. ☕

1. The Dream-like Muraqaba (Ghunood)

This is the beginner’s level. The seeker sits quietly, closes their eyes, focuses, and suddenly something appears in front of their inner vision. Maybe a light, a scene, or a symbol. But when they come out of that state, they can’t fully explain what they saw.

It’s like when you wake up from a dream and go, 

“Wait, I saw something amazing... but what was it again?” ๐Ÿค”

That’s Ghunood — also known as “seeing in wakefulness what usually appears in sleep.”

You could say it’s a “spiritual nap” — your body’s awake but your consciousness has dipped into another realm.

2. The Sudden Flash (Wurood)

Then comes Wurood, the next level. Here, you’re not half-asleep; you’re fully aware — heart beating, mind alert — and suddenly, you see something while awake. It’s like a spiritual pop-up notification from the unseen world.

You get a little jolt — “Whoa, what was that?!” — and you realize you just witnessed something beyond the normal senses. You remember part of it, maybe forget some details, but the feeling stays deep inside.

Think of it like the soul saying, “Congratulations, you’ve unlocked the next level of Wi-Fi: Divine Connection 2.0.” haha

3. The True Muraqaba

And then, my dear readers, there’s the real Muraqaba.

This is when:

You’re completely awake.

Your senses are functioning.

You see something clearly from the unseen world.

You understand what it means.

And — this is the miracle — time and space dissolve.

You can perceive without limits, yet you’re sitting right where you are. Your physical presence and spiritual awareness coexist. You’re here, but not only here.

It’s like being in a Zoom call with the unseen realm — and there’s no lag, no buffering, and no “weak connection” sign! ๐Ÿ“ถ✨

A student once asked his Murshid, “Master, when I close my eyes, I see lights, shapes, sometimes even oceans. Is that Muraqaba?”

The Murshid smiled and said, “No, my dear, that’s your imagination telling you it’s bored. When real Muraqaba begins, you won’t see lights — you’ll become light.”

And that’s the beauty of it. Sufism doesn’t want you to just “see things.” It wants you to become something — purified, awakened, and deeply aware that Allah ๏ทป is closer than your jugular vein:

ูˆَู†َุญْู†ُ ุฃَู‚ْุฑَุจُ ุฅِู„َูŠْู‡ِ ู…ِู†ْ ุญَุจْู„ِ ุงู„ْูˆَุฑِูŠุฏِ

“We are closer to him than his jugular vein.”

(Surah Qaf, 50:16)

So, when you hear someone saying they’re doing “Muraqaba,” just smile gently and remember — it’s not just about sitting still with closed eyes. It’s about shifting the direction of your seeing — from the outer world to the inner world, from form to meaning, from illusion to Truth.

And who knows? With time, patience, and a lot of Zikr and Salawat, maybe one day you’ll see not just light, but the One who created it.

ุงَู„ู„ّٰู‡ُู…َّ ุตَู„ِّ ุนَู„َู‰ٰ ู…ُุญَู…َّุฏٍ ูˆَّุนَู„َู‰ٰ ุงٰู„ِ ู…ُุญَู…َّุฏٍ
● FJ 7.11.25
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