The Sirr of the Adzan
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The following is adapted from the waridat of Shaykh Badruddin Simaveni ( q.s. ) and the ma’rifah of Shaykh Ibrahim Haqqi ‘Ardharumi ( q.s. ). Following the example of our Prophet Muhammad ( s.a.w. ), it is the practise to recite the adzan before the five daily swalah . Five times a day, at specific times, the adzan is recited to call the Muslims to prayer, but its other purpose is to remind us of the continuous Manifestation of Allah’s ( s.w.t. ) Existence at every moment. Allah ( s.w.t. ) Manifests Himself in three ways. First, He Manifests His Jamal through the Beauty of His Creation. Secondly, He Manifests His Jalal through the Infinite Greatness of His Attributes. Thirdly, He Manifests the Perfection of His Essence. The mu’adzin stands on an elevated place and turns towards the qiblah . The Ka’bah is one of the expressions of Allah’s ( s.w.t. ) Essence. This is ...