Conditions and Consequences of Self- Watchfulness and Withdrawal from Ibn Arabi's and Ala al-Dowla Simnani's Viewpoints

Self-watchfulness from Ibn Arabi's and Semnani's viewpoints is to see onself infront the presence of the divine beloved and to observe one's heart in order to experience God's self-disclosure and with-ness. It is generally regarded as one of the fundamentals ofpractical mysticism necessary for spiritual wayfaring and particularly can be achieved by withdrawaling the corporeal desires and sitting in solitude with many "Forty days" ('Arbain) and certain conditions. Ibn Arabi and Semnani consider many preparation and conditions necessary for Arbain (Forty days) the most important of which are: 1- solitude 2- permanent ablutions 3- permanent fast 4-د silence (except for asking the master to solve a problem) 5-permanent rememberance "la ilaha illallah", there is no god but Allah) 6- permanent rejection of incoming thoughts 7- submitting the heart to the authority of the master seeking his aspiration (as a mediator to the prophet authority) 8- to be pleased with God and to have no objection in every thing that comes from Him such asspiritual contraction, expanding, soundness and illness.