Grief (novel)
During the course of the novel, the ideas of the stages of grief are introduced. The stages are denial, anger, depression, and acceptance. The narrator, as well as other characters in the story, slowly passes through these stages in trying to deal with death.
Muraqabah
Here are the "Maqāmāt" (Arabic: مقامات stages) in which Sufis have broadly categorised their journey of ascension. The categorization is an arbitrary one, and each level is generally further divided into several sublevels. During the process of enlightenment, some stages can merge or overlap each other.
This is the starting level of meditation. A person who starts meditation often enters a somnolent or sleep state ("ghanood غنود"). With the passage of time, the person goes into a state between sleep and wakefulness. The person can remember seeing something but not specifically what it is.