Wisdom of the Masters Ibn Arabi ~ The Prayer of Protection ~ Hizb Al-Wiqayah
May 10, 2026
A contemplative recitation of Ibn Arabi’s Prayer of Protection exploring spiritual safeguarding and the danger of heedlessness. Short invocations seek divine nearness, gentleness, and inner steadiness. Themes include guarding loved ones, facing trials with patience, opening the heart, and being wrapped in divine friendship and mercy.
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Strength Is Borrowed Not Possessed
- True strength is borrowed from God; human dignity comes from divine bestowal, not self-possession.
- Ibn Arabi’s prayer confesses that all strength returns to God and asks to be crowned with dignity that humbles without separating.
Let Love Flow Through You
- Let divine love flow through you rather than from ego so it gathers hearts naturally.
- The prayer asks God to let love flow not from the supplicant but through them, gathering hearts like water in low places.
Respond To Argument By Turning To God
- When faced with arguments, keep focus on God and avoid escalation by declaring devotion.
- Samaneri Jayasāra reads Ibn Arabi: When they argue, say only I have turned my face toward God, there is nothing else to say.
