The course covers Ibn ʿAtaillah al-Iskandari’s popular work ‘Kitab al-Hikam’ and discusses excerpts from it. Discussions focus on the centrality of worship and salah, and the importance of certain prerequisites prior to worship. The course highlights the need to define and clearly understand the position of Allah in relation to the believer. It further describes the regulations on ablution and the benefits of purity, even outside of the prayer.