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مَكْتَبَةُ كَتِيبَةِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ نُصَيْرٍ

The Purification of the Soul in Knowing the Inner Realities of the Five Acts of Worship - Al-Makzun al-Sinjari

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it is neither elevated above the span of eternity (al-dahr) nor separated from it. Likewise is the Fā’, for she is not separated from the Intellect (al-‘Aql) nor elevated above it; and toward her occurred the indication in the oath by the Almighty's saying: "By the time (al-Asr). Indeed, mankind is in loss" 1 ; and she is a "Mim Tamis" (an obliterated or blind Mim).

The third timing is Sunset (al-Maghrib): and it is indicative of the first Ha’. Its time was named al-Maghrib as a warning of the setting of the sun of disclosure (kashf) in his station, and his concealment beneath the radiance of the light of the Essence, and the manifestation of the Meaning in His likeness.

His time is also called "The First Evening" (al-Isha' al-Awwal), which is an indication of the darkness of the veil that he manifested through surrendering the command to the Taghut (the tyrant/false deity) according to the requirement of his wisdom. It is he who "blinded" (a‘sha) the sights of the beholders from perceiving the light of his divinity.

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1Surah Al-Asr - Verses 1-2
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