There are four different grades of evolution, and these differ according to the four different kinds of personality. A person is either born in it or a person evolves through it.

1. The first grade is called Ammara in Sufi terms, and it denotes a person who is coarse and crude, thoughtless and ill-mannered. And ill manner is connected with ill luck, and so whenever there is thoughtlessness there is failure connected with it; whenever there is blindness there is always a disaster. This is the first kind of person.
2. When a man is a little more evolved then there comes a certain consideration, a civilized manner, a refinement, a choice of action. This is called Lauwama.
3. A person who has advanced to the third stage, Mutmaina, is still further developed. It is not only that he is thoughtful but he is sympathetic, it is not only that he is considerate but he is kind, it is not only that he has a civilized manner but he has a natural politeness, it is not only that he is refined but he is tender-hearted.
4. And when a person goes still further then he has an even greater charm of personality, then there is calm, quietness, gentleness, mildness, tolerance, forgiveness, and understanding of all beings. It is when this fourth personality, or Alima, is developed that a person is entitled to embark on the spiritual path. Until then he is not entitled to go on it.