6th Stage
THE POST OF IKHLAS
"Surely Allah has created this religion so that you may attain Ikhlas (Purity) in your souls." HADITH-SHARIF
The post of ikhlâs means that the soul is purified, refined, and unadulterated. The beauties shown here to your heart's eye encompass the whole universe. Your heart will be adorned with the knowledge of Allah's secrets one by one. The soul's heart being adorned means that it is beautified and embellished.
You will be invited to the Repentance of Nasuh at dawn on the day when Lote Tree (Sidretul Munteha), the last point of the world of beings, is shown. The Repentance of Nasuh is the repentance that cannot be given up. It cannot be renounced because it is not possible to commit sins after this repentance because there are no vices left in the heart of the soul. In the post of ikhlâs, the person reaches Irshad. He has been Irshad; that is, he has completed his education but has not yet gained the authority to Irshad ( becoming Holy Teacher).
Al-Hujurat-7: And know that among you is the Messenger of Allah. If he were to obey you in many of the affairs, you would surely be in trouble. But Allah has caused give you to love the Faith and has adorned it in your hearts. Shown , and made disbelief, ungodliness and rebellion to you as negative hateful. Such are those, they who are Religious Guide (that is, they will become Holy Teacher),