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and is much more; because it is a Day of ISLAM, a Day of
God.
The Performance of M Prayers [Salatulld)
i . As
on Friday, every worshiper should go to the 'Id
Congregation in his best, neat, tidy and high-spirited. In the
mosque or the place of assembly a certain verbal prayer is
said before the aetual Prayer begins. This is known as Tak-
beer and will be found at the end of this section.
2. The time of the 'Id Prayers is any time after sunrise
and before noon. No Adhan or lqamah is required. The
Prayer consists of two units with the Imam reciting in each
the Fatihah and another passage from the Qur'an audibly.
3. The Imam declares his intention to lead the Prayer
saying Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest of all). Then he
repeats the same utterance seven times, raising his hands up
to the ears and dropping them by his sides at the end of each
utterance. On completion of the seventh Takbeer (utterance)
he places the right hand over the left one under the navel as
in other Prayers. The worshipers follow the Imam in these
movements step by step, doing and saying exactly the same.
4. At the end of the first unit, the Imam rises up for the
second, saying Allahu Akbar. Then he adds five such utter-