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The Impact of Mysticism… V. Solano-Urrutia et al (145
“O you who believe! Obey transcends physical movement,
God and obey the encompassing the stages of
Messenger and those in both exoteric and esoteric
authority among you. And interpretation and descent of
if you differ among the soul. (Mora, 2011)
yourselves concerning any According to Imam Khomeini,
matter, refer it to God and prayer, this ascension to the
the Messenger, if you mysticism and journey of the
believe in God and the Last lovers, is the way to reach this
Day”. (Qur’an, 4: 59) destination. (Imam Khomeini,
2009: 14-15)
1. Internal Revolution of the This does not imply that
Hearts the outward act of prayer
Other important contributions itself is excessively
of Imam Khomeini were the challenging; rather, he
conceptualization of the highlights that the inner
Islamic prayer and the heart disposition of the mystic,
as epicenters of the spiritual characterized by attentiveness,
awakening of the believer in concentration, and sincerity,
the process of wayfaring. A is arduous to attain.
well-known tradition, which Therefore, prayer, as well as
Imam Khomeini refers to, all human actions, require a
affirms that prayer is the state of preparedness and
ascension of the pious. disposition in the heart, which
(Imam Khomeini, 2009: 7) is God’s dwell.
As Ibn Arabi explains, In addition to this, it is
prayer is a journey that
crucial to note that
