al-Ǧunayd al-Baġdādī and the Signs of the Path to Allāh

This paper explores all the stations al-Ǧunayd explained such as asceticism, poverty, patience, contentment and reliance on Allah . The core of all stations, for al-Ǧunayd, is a ceaseless awareness about all-encompassing divine presence (murākaba). al-Ǧunayd’s mystic views met a notable acceptance in the lower and higher ranks of the Muslim community and survived until today among Muslim mystics. This is, the article argues, because he grounded his path on the Qur’an and the Sunna while also emphasising that the highest station for a human is to be a perfect servant of God, which is in accordance with the common Islamic theology.