22. Upon completing your prostrations, seat yourselves cross-legged
The Arabic expression "haykalu't-tawhid", translated here as "cross-legged", means the "posture of unity". It has traditionally signified a cross-legged position. (174:5)

23. Say: God hath made My hidden love the key to the Treasure
There is a well-known Islamic tradition concerning God and His creation: I was a Hidden Treasure. I wished to be made known, and thus I called creation into being in order that I might known. (174:6)

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