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The Metaphor of the Four Takbirs and Spiritual Sovereignty in Section 66 of Sanai's Hadiqat
In Section 66 of the Hadiqat al-Haqiqah, Sanai outlines the path of spiritual transcendence by urging the seeker to recognize their essential nobility which lies 'beyond both worlds' (ورای دو جهانی). To realize this potential, Sanai employs powerful cosmological and ritual metaphors:
- The Five-Fold Drum of Sovereignty (پنج نوبت زنی): He exhorts the seeker to beat the five-fold drum of spiritual sovereignty—associated with the intellect and the soul—above the seven celestial spheres (هفت چرخ) and the four elements (چار ارکان), asserting human spiritual dominance over the physical cosmos.
- The Funeral of the Three Souls (دو سلام و چهار تکبیری): Sanai commands the seeker to perform the 'two salams and four takbirs' (the Islamic funeral prayer) over their 'three souls' (the vegetable, animal, and rational/human souls). This ritual metaphor represents complete self-mortification and the renunciation of worldly life to run towards 'divine eternity' (بقای حق).
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Updated 2026-07-04
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