The Sufis’ and Ibn al - ‘Arabī’s Attitudes Towards the Pillars of Islam 98 of worship require specific knowledge regarding God’s attributes which is more appropriate to God than the knowledge of God acquired by the intellect 89 However, Ibn al - ‘Arabī cannot escape the use of the intellect by the one who prays One who carries out the prostration of inattentiveness ( sujūd al - sahw ) should utter three times the formula “Glory be to my Lord, the Most High . ” Each time is destined to disconnect God from a kind of human perception Thus, God is not perceived by the senses, or by imagination, or by the intellect This disconnection is the outcome of rational consideration Of course, one may utter the formula without paying attention to its content, but be that as it may, intention is needed, and if one intends to utter this formula, one must think about it, which is a rational act 90 No doubt the concept of prayer in Ibn al - ‘Arabī’s view is global in that it contains elements taken from...
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