Types of muraqaba

There are many different kinds of muraqaba that are practiced in various Sufi schools in different parts of the world. Following is a list of the ones commonly practiced.

Beginner level muraqabas

1.Muraqaba of light
These are usually used for beginners, or for cure of various diseases.

*Violet
*Indigo
*Blue
*Turquoise
*Green
*Yellow
*Orange
*Pink
*Red

2. Ehsan

3. Noor (Invisible Light)

4. Haatif-e-Ghabi (Unhearable sound of Cosmos)

5. Names of God -- For getting acquaintance with attributes of God

6. Allah (Proper name of God) -- Final level of Muraqaba of names of God.

Middle level muraqabas

1. Maot (Arabic: موت Death) -- For getting acquaintance with life after Death

2. Qalb (Arabic: قلب Heart) -- For getting acquaintance with Spiritual Heart

3. Wahdat (Arabic: وحده Unity) -- For getting acquaintance with the reason behind cosmic unity i.e. God's will

4. La (Arabic: لا Nothingness) -- For getting acquaintance with material lessness, or non-material universe
Adam (Pre-existence) -- Next level of Muraqaba of Nothingness.

5. Fana (Arabic: فناء Annihilation) -- Annihilation of Self, getting acquaintance with the alpha and omega of universe.

High level muraqabas

1. Tasawwur-e-Sheikh (Arabic: تصور الشيخ Focusing mind on master) -- To facilitate the transfer of spiritual knowledge from master to student.

2. Tasawwur-e-Rasool (Arabic: تصور الرسول Focusing mind on prophet) -- To facilitate the transfer of Faiz (arcane spiritual knowledge) from prophet to student. This focussing of mind is done on Muhammad (s.w.a).

3. Tasawwur-e-zat-e-Ilaahi (Arabic: تصور الذات الإلاهي Focusing Mind on God) -- With the help of this

4. Muraqaba, the student experiences the Tajalli-e-Zaat of God.