Munājāt and Ibn al-ʿArabī’s Unity of Being

This paper looks at the mystical topic of munājāt, or intimate dialogue, typically between a worshipper and their Lord, how it relates to Ibn al-‘Arabī’s waḥdat al-wujūd (Unity Being). The first works situate munājāt within current surrounding body Sufi devotional literature Islamic intellectual tradition. Then goes on examine as prayer reflects larger metaphysical treatises, particularly al-wujūd, using crucial concepts such Barzakh, Imagination, dhikr (remembrance). From this may be understood that is direct communication occurring from God Himself through form man.