Steadfastness with uprightness and persistence. Faqeer should not indulge in wrong ways and should never be victim of Nafs and Satan. Istiqamat also means this that he should not have any desire in his heart other than Allah Almightly. Please also see P154 Emir ul Konain P322 Muhik ul Faqar Klaan. Uprightness is called Istiqamat which implies this that the Faqeer should remain safe against unrighteousness and should never allow the taint of Nafs and Satan in him. It also implies that he should never be desirous of anything else besides Allah. That unusual outcome that apparently seems impossible if that happens by the Aulia-Allah Rahmatullahi Taala Alaihim Ajmaeen then it is called Karamat and if such happens by a non believer then it is called Istadraaj. Since in Karamat there is possibility of the taint of the Nafs that is why Istiqamat is above Karamat (Dr. K.B. Naseem Rh.)
