On Some Disciplines Concerning Permissibility [ibahah] of Place Having understood the stages of the place according to his states and existential growths [nasha'at], the...

On Some of the Cordial Disciplines of Orientation O you traveler to Allah, know that by turning the outer side of your appearance away from the dispersed...

On the Disciplines of the Qiyam These [disciplines] are such that the salik is to consider himself present in the Presence [mahdar] of Allah...

On the General Secret of Orientation The other is psychological, and it is the orientation of the face towards the Ka'bah, which is the ummul...

On Watching Over the Time Dear, you too, are to seize this opportunity for supplication, as available and according to the possible...

Refuting a Group of Ignorants Now as you have got acquainted with the stages of sincerity and states of the acts of worship to...

Sincerity One of the important disciplines of the niyah, which is of the important parts of all worships and...

Some Disciplines and Secrets of Takbirs in the Adhan and Iqamah Know that, as the adhan (call to the Salat) is the announcement of the presence [hudur] of the external...

Some Disciplines Concerning Testifying Divinity And its Connection with the Adhan and the Salat Know that divinity has many states [maqamat], which are, according to "Collectivity" [jam], explained...

Some Disciplines of Testifying to the (Prophet's) Messengership Implying Testifying to the Guardianship Be aware that this spiritual journey and faithful ascension cannot be made with this broken leg...

Some Disciplines of the Hayya 'ala (s) When the wayfarer to Allah has announced, by his takbirs, that Allah is greater than any description...

Some other degrees of sincerity Now as the String of the Speech Has Reached this Point, I Have But to State Some Other Stages of...

The General Secret of the Qiyam Know that the people of knowledge regard the qiyam (the standing position in the Salat) to be a sign of...

The Secret of the Purity of Clothing Know that the Salat is the state of ascension to the state of Proximity and being present in "the Presence...

The Truth of the Niyah in Worship Know that the niyah [intention] is to decide or to determine to do something. It is the soul's decision...

Times of Salat Know that the people of knowledge and of observance pay attention to, and take care of, the times for...

Contents and meaning of the form, mood and invocation of the sujud It is stated in a narrative that when the ayah:﴾ Therefore, glorify the Name of your Lord, the...

Delicacies and secrets of the ruku`, sujud and their cordial disciplines It is stated in Misbahush-Shari`ah that al-Sadiq (AS) said: "No servant bows in the ruku` for...

Disciplines of the Sujud It is stated in Misbahush-Sharu'ah that Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said: "By Allah he will not be a loser the...

General Disciplines for the Clothes Know that man's rational soul is a reality which, at the same time of its unity and perfect simplicity, has...