Musical genres or subgenres in the madih repertoire include tanzilah (revelation), ibtihal (supplication), tawassul (beseechment), tawshih, and muwashshah.
The present world also had a tenuous existence, requiring the supplication and offerings of periodic sacrifice to maintain the balance of continuing existence.
Through this, the border between meditative prayer and theurgic practice would be blurred if prayer becomes viewed as a magical process rather than supplication.
