Prayer 95 tasbīḥ – Qur’ān 24 : 41 . See also ibid . , 17 : 44 ) , and the second ( is prostration ( Qur’ān 22 : 18 ) . According to the first verse, each entity has its own way of praying to God Ibn al - ‘Arabī’s distinction between the common person ‘āmmiyy ) and the gnostic ( ‘ārif ) , that is, the best mystic, a ( distinction prevalent in his thought, also appears in the context of prayer 79 The author devotes much space to the words of the gnostic in his prayer These words express the gnostic’s praises to God, his obedience to Him and the fact that all that the gnostic performs in prayer derives from the Divine . Actually, the conclusion the gnostic reaches is the cornerstone of the Greatest Master’s mystical philosophy ; the whole existence is one and “There is neither one who praises, nor praised one but You” ( lā ḥāmida wa - lā maḥmūda illā anta ) 80 While sitting in the interval between the two prostrations, the common person asks forgiveness, mercy, and sustenance, etc , these...
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