Hal حال
state (default; the fleeting contemplative visitation granted by the Real, contrasted with the fixed maqām)
Hal (حال) — Paired with maqām in the canonical Sufi itinerary. The aḥwāl are gifts (mawāhib), not earnings; they descend and pass. Sarrāj, Qushayrī, Hujwīrī all treat the pair as load-bearing. “Condition” is forbidden because it imports a clinical register; “mood” is forbidden because it psychologizes what is an ontological visitation. Pair-render consistently with maqām so the contrast survives in English.
Etymology
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Cross-tradition resonance
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Primary sources
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Hekhal Editorial. "Hal." Hekhal: An Open Reference for Esoteric Tradition. Last modified May 2, 2026. https://hekhal.org/lexicon/hal.
Hekhal Editorial. 2026. "Hal." Hekhal: An Open Reference for Esoteric Tradition. https://hekhal.org/lexicon/hal.
Hekhal Editorial. "Hal." Hekhal: An Open Reference for Esoteric Tradition, May 2, 2026, hekhal.org/lexicon/hal.
Hekhal Editorial. (2026). Hal. Hekhal: An Open Reference for Esoteric Tradition. https://hekhal.org/lexicon/hal
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