Prayer 111 coming out In the first, one comes out from one’s soul toward the notion of God’s existence by virtue of Himself, and in the second one comes out toward perplexity, hesitation, and Manyness . In the first case, that is, when his opinion about God is correct, one is not obliged to attend the Friday prayer, while in the second, without doubt he is obliged 128 Actually, Ibn al - ‘Arabī is saying that knowledge of the true nature of God frees one from the obligation to pray on Friday when one is out of the city In dealing with the spiritual perspectives of the Friday prayer, Ibn al - ‘Arabī refers to three manners ( ādāb ) relating to one’s behavior on Friday . They are in the author’s order : using perfume, employing tooth - stick ( siwāk ) and dressing in fine clothes Each of these three customs has a spiritual counterpart Perfume symbolizes the knowledge of the Merciful’s breaths . By the two last words our author refers to the divine acts that make God’s relationship with th...
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