MAQAM ‎(مَقَامِ)

MAQAM (مَقَامِ) normally translated as place or standing place, the word is not used in these meanings alone in Quran. For instance in ayah 17:79 the phrase is “…perhaps your Rabb will raise you to Maqamam Mahmood” here the word is not used in the meaning of place or standing place but in the meanings of status, title, respect, dignity, rank, position, standing, prestige, eminence, importance and significance. Similarly in ayah 19:73 ..those who do kufr, say to those who have Emaan, “Which of the two parties is better in maqaman…?”.  here again the word is used in the meanings of status, rank and prestige. There is a slight difference in the two words Maqam (مَقَامِ) and Muqam (مُقَامً) for instance in the ayahs 25:66, 25:76 and 33:13, the word Muqam is used in the meanings of place, standing place, residence, destination, place of stability, rest and peace. But when the word Maqam is used, it is in the meanings of status and prestige. For instance, in ayah 2:125 when Allah has used the phrase “take from the Maqam of Ibrahim…” it means take the prestige, the status, title, respect, dignity, rank, position, standing, eminence, importance and significance of Nabi Ibrahim as a benchmark for establishing Salat like he did. X-Reference – 2:125 , 17:79 , 19:73 , 25:66 , 25:76 , 33:13 . (مَقَامُ;مَقَامِ)(WQT).