Islam is the right path. It has been ordained to lead towards God. When, as according to this example, ture religion is likened to a path, then it also has stations which are called shariat, tariqat(Sufic paht), Haqiqat (truth) and Marifat (gnosis or the recognition of God). Just as Sufism is a clear proof of development within Islam from on station to the next, so are the manners and rites of the Jamaat khana a living example of following and spiritually advancing along the same straight path of Islam, and progressing to a higher station.