Sh. Muhyiddin Ibn al-ʿArabī

26a Climbing the Ladder – the miʿrāj – of Inner Realization

In many passages Ibn al-ʿArabī explains that the heart’s door will not be opened unless the seeker has patiently knocked.

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Knocking at the door is a process that typically takes years and carries no guarantee that the door will be opened, certainly not before death.

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The way to knock is to follow in the footsteps of the Prophet. This means not simply adhering to his external Sunna, but also climbing the ladder – the miʿrāj – of his inner realization.