Sufi Classics · July 8, 2026

maqām al-quwwa (Station of Strength)

Futūwwa (youthfulness, chivalry, humanity) has a station of strength (maqām al-quwwa). Allah has not created anything by nature stronger than air. However, if a person is a muʾmin (believer), Allah has created him …

Futūwwa (youthfulness, chivalry, humanity) has a station of strength (maqām al-quwwa). Allah has not created anything by nature stronger than air. However, if a person is a muʾmin (believer), Allah has created him stronger than air. As reported in the hadiths of the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him), when He created the earth together with the angels, the angels trembled. (Futūḥāt, I, 307-308)

(See also: futūwwa)