Instructions for the Practitioner
Before entering the world of operations, it is
essential for the practitioner to possess the following knowledge:
- Familiarity with the alphabet is necessary to
extract numbers from names, verses, and required phrases.
- Knowledge of the planets and stars is also essential
to consider the hours when needed.
The ability to read a calendar and familiarity with
auspicious and inauspicious hours.
Conditions necessary for the operations:
1. Cleanliness of the outer and inner self
2. Complete purity
3. Truthfulness
4. Charity and good deeds
5. Avoidance of the company of the wicked and
avoidance of mixing with the wealthy
6. Frequent use of fragrant items and
perfumes
7. Abstaining from the use of items like hookah,
onions, garlic, etc.
8. Use of pleasant fragrances during operations, such
as frankincense, oud, and musk
9. Solitude and seclusion
10. Sincerity of heart
11. Humility and submissiveness
12. Desired objective
13. Attention to the name
14. Consumption of lawful food
15. Truthfulness in speech
16. Avoidance and caution regarding unlawful
matters
17. Habit of little food, little speech, and little
sleep
18. Sending blessings and salutations at the beginning
and end of the prayer, according to the amount of numbers in the prayer based
on an odd number of 100.