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Prayer 85 answering the question “what is prayer ? ” The most salient feature of prayer is its being an intimate conversation ( munājāt ) between God and the human being 45 We encountered this characterization of prayer especially in al - Ghazālī, however, Ibn al - ‘Arabī’s treatment of the issue is deeper and more detailed As in other notions of prayer, Ibn al - ‘Arabī’s discusses munājāt after dealing with the legal question of when it is forbidden to pray . He indicates some circumstances in which one should not pray, such as, at sun rise, sun set and the zenith Since prayer is light ( another aspect of prayer to be discussed later ) , and at the zenith light encompasses the one who prays, one must not pray for prayer ( al - ṣalāt lā tuṣallā lahā ) . Ibn al - ‘Arabī refers to the legal question of which prayers are prohibited, all formal prayers, or sunna ( the custom of the Prophet ) prayers, or supererogatory prayers, and introduces different views on this question In his view, it...
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