But I am not the oppressor God.
But I am not the oppressor God.” [^1] Seventh: Should fix a time during 24 hours preferably during night before down for practicing concentration and presence of heart, by sitting alone in an isolated place, lowering his head upon knees, concentrating all the senses towards face and strictly avoiding entry of all external thoughts and memories. One should remain in this state for a while. May be this action would result in some spiritual contemplation for the wayfarer.
Eight: Invocation: “Oh Self-Existent, Eternal, there is no god save Thee,” (Ya Hayyu ya Qayum ya man la ilahi ilIa unt), should be recited continuously by tongue together with heart's presence i.e. whatever is being chanted by tongue is also comprehended by the heart. Ninth: During a period of 24 hours one must perform a prolonged prostration with concentration and presence of heart in proportion to one's strength and should repeat the invocation: “There is no god save Thee. Be Thou Glorified.
Lo! I have been a wrong Doer.” (La ilahi illallahu Subhanak inni kuntu min az zalimin). The prolongation of prostration has been proved as very effective and produces good spiritual revelations. Some of the devoted wayfarer are reported to have repeated this invocation as much as four thousand times during a single prolonged prostration. Tenth: Fix a certain time during 24 hours and with presence of heart should repeat the invocation, “Oh!
Thou Who is free from needs, and Oh Thou Who is the Granter of Our needs.” (Ya Ghani Ya Mughni!) Eleventh: Recite the Holy Qur’an with presence of mind daily, preferably in the standing position and should ponder over the meanings of its verses.
Twelfth: Awake a little before the call of Adhan for the morning prayer, after performing required ablutions should offer Night Prayer ( Namaz al-shab or Salatul-lail ), and after finishing it should recite the following verses of Surah Heights ( al-Araf ) with heart's presence, which is useful for attaining certainty and negation of external thoughts.