The explanation of the prayers... The second indication regarding the esoteric meaning of the Adhan
Allahu Akbar in the hearts of the Gnostics.
I bear witness that there is no god but my Master Sahf—so how are they deluded?
The learned Prince Hasan ibn Makzun (may Allah sanctify him) excelled in what he bestowed of the clarification of the meaning of the prayers and their connections in the third chapter of his treatise titled "Tazkiyat al-Nafs" (Purification of the Soul), saying:
The Second Indication: On the Inward Meaning of the Adhan (Call to Prayer):
Know that the Adhan linguistically means "announcement," and in legal custom, it is that which the muezzin proclaims upon the entry of each of the five obligatory prayers—consisting of the magnification of Allah, the testimony of His Divine Oneness, the negation of any partner for Him, the testimony of His Messenger’s truthful message from Him, and the repetition of the call to respond to it. Its manifest fame suffices as its explanation.
As for its Inward (Batin): It is the indication of the Meaning (Al-Ma'na) toward His Essence during the initiation of the First Veil (Al-Hijab), His call toward the Essentiality (Al-Ma'nawiyya),




