This is not just a list of prayers. Ibn al-Qayyim (d. 1350 CE/751 AH) explores:
Before understanding the book, one must understand the author. Ibn al-Qayyim (meaning "son of the principal") lived during a tumultuous period in Islamic history. He was a Hanbali jurist, a exegete of the Quran, and a critic of philosophical deviations that crept into Islamic thought. However, unlike many dry legalists, Ibn al-Qayyim possessed a poet’s heart. ibn qayyim al-jawziyya on the invocation of god pdf