The Mystrey of Prayer

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Translator's Introduction

Author's Dedication

Prologue

INTRODUCTION

1 The Degrees and Progressions of Man and the Degrees and Levels of Prayer

2 On the Prayer of the Wayfarer and the Perfect Nearmost One

3 On the Mystery of the Prayer of the Folk of Gnosis

4 On the Presence of the Heart and its Levels

5 On the Means of Realising the Presence of the Heart

6 On Matters which Aid in Realising the Presence of the Heart

PART 1 On the Preludes to Prayer

1 On the Mystery of Purity

2 On the Mysteries of Purification with Water and Earth

3 On the Tradition of Imām al- Şādiq Regarding Ablution

4 On the Mysteries of a Noble Ḥadīth

5 On the Mystery of the Covering Up of Shame

6 On the Removal of Impurity

7 On the Location of Prayer

8 On the Permissibility of a Location of Worship

9 On the Mysteries of Time

10 On the Mystery of Turning Towards the Ka'bah

PART 2 On the Linkings of Prayer and their Correspondences

1 On the Mysteries of the Calls to Prayer

2 On the Mysteries of Standing During Prayer

3 On the Mysteries of Intention

4 On the Mystery of the Opening Magnifications

5 On Some of the Mysteries of Qur'ānic Recitation During Prayer

6 On the Mystery of Seeking Refuge in God

7 On the Mysteries of Sūrat al-Ḥamd

8 On an Allusion to the Exegesis of the Noble Sūrat al-Tawḥīd

9 On Some of the Mysteries of Bowing During Prayer

10 On the Mystery of Raising the Head after Bowing

11 On the Mystery of Prostration

12 On the Mystery of the Testimony and the Invocation of Peace in Prayer

Epilogue

Translator's Bibliography

Persian Editors' Bibliography

Index

Index of Qur'ānic Verses