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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Adab as-Salat: The Disciplines of the Prayer Second Revised Edition Chapter 1: General Secret And Disciplines Of The Adhān And Iqāmah Know that the sālik to Allah has to announce attending the Meeting [ mahdar ], in the adhān , to the heart, which is the sultan of the covert and overt powers, and to other soldiers scattered throughout the visible and invisible realms.

As the time of the presence and meeting has drawn near, he is to prepare them, so that, if he is of the eager lovers, he may not lose control at the sudden appearance of a manifestation; and if he is of the veiled, he may not enter the Sacred Presence [ mahdar ] without making ready the means and the disciplines for the occasion. Thus, the general secret of the adhān is the announcement to the overt and covert powers and the divine armies to attend the Meeting.

Its general discipline is to be aware of the greatness of the position, its significance and the majesty of the Presence and the Present, and it is the servility, helplessness, poverty, incapability, and shortcoming of the “possible” (existent) in carrying out orders and deserving to attend the Meeting [ mahdar ], unless the kindness and mercy of Allah, the Most High, extend the helping hand to make up for the shortcomings.

The iqāmah is to set up the visible and invisible powers in the Presence and to make them present in the Meeting; and its discipline is fear, awe, shyness, shame, and a firm hope in the boundless mercy.

The sālik , during all the chapters of the adhān and the iqāmah , is to continually inform the heart about the greatness of the Meeting, Presence and the Present, and to continually think of his own humility, inability and shortcoming, in order to bring about (in the heart) fear and awe, while, on the other hand, he is to show to his heart Allah's vast mercy and generous kindness, in order to bring about (in it) hope and eagerness.

So, eagerness and attraction will conquer the loving hearts, and with the steps of love and affection they (the sālik s) will proceed to the Presence of Intimacy, and their hearts, by means of that invisible attraction, will, till the end of the Salat and through their love of the Presence and the Present, practice mutual embracing and fondling with remembering Allah and thinking of Him.