In Quranic culture, supplication (duʿāʾ) constitutes a conscious, living, dynamic, and multi-layered communicative event between humanity and the Divine. Utilising a semiotic framework, this article analyses supplication as a primary “channel” (medium) of spiritual communication, elucidating the relationship between exterior etiquette (linguistic and behavioural practices) and the interior realm (spiritual states and heart-cantered presence).
