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46 ISLAM ITS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES THE PRESCRIBED DUTIES 47
Niyat (intention). he makes intention of performing
. Namaz in some such words as: "I purpose to offer to
God with a sincere heart this morning (or as the case
may be). with my face toward the Qibla. two (or as the
case may be) rak'ats (portions. bows) of prayer farg
(or Sunnat or Nafil as the case may be)."
Takbir-i-Tal;lIima. (The word Takbir means to say Allaho-Akbar,
and and the phrase, Takbir-i-Tal;lIima means
Takbir of Prohibition). This first Takbir is called
Takbir of prohibition because itprohibits the worshipper
from saying or doing anything extraneous to
Namaz. The worshipper says Allah-o-Akbar, God is
most great, and raises his hands to the height of his
shoulders, with his thumbs touching the lobes of his
ears, the fingers separated from each other. Then he
goes through the following order of the prayer-ser­
VIce:
i. Qiyam : Standing Position. The worshipper
places his hands under his navel. putting the
palm of the right hand on the back of the
left, stretching the fore and the middle finger,
and seizing the wrist of the left hand with
the thumb and little finger.
Of the four orthodox schools of the Surinis
the l;ianafis place their right hand upon
the left below the navel, while the other
three place their hands on their breasts. The
Wahabis also do like the non-l;ianafis. The
Shi'as keep their hands on either side. The
women, in all the sects. keep their hands on
their breasts.
Standing in this position the following prayers
are recited:
1. Subl;1an: Prayer of praise; "Holiness to
Thee. 0 God! And praise be to Thee!
Great is Thy name! Great is Thy
Majesty! There is no deity but Thee'"
The Shi'as omit this prayer.
2. Ta'awwudh, or A'udhubillah, which runs
as follows:
"I seek refuge with God from Satan the
pelted."
3. Tasmiyyah:
"In the name of God. the compassionate.
the merciful."
4. The Fatil;1a, the first chapter of the
Qur'an.
5. The recitation of a small chapter or any
short passage from the Qur'an consisting
of not less than three verses.
ii. Ruku'. the Bowing: The worshipper lets go his
hands and inclines the upper part of his body
so as to bring it in a horizontal position and
places his hands upon his knees; this is done
in the following order:
(a) Takbir-i-Ruku', the Takbir of Bowing:
It means to say Allah-o-Akbar, while
making an inclination of the head and
body.
(b) Tasbil;1-i-Ruku', the Praise of Bowing:
while in the position of Bowing the
worshipper repeats the following prayer
three or five times:
"Praised be my Lord. the exalted one and
glory be to Him."