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60 ISLAM ITS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES THE PRESCRIBED DUTIES 61
l;lajj, about seventy days after the feast of 'Idu'l­
Fitar. The prayers of these feasts are Sunnat-i­
Muwakkada, the Emphatic Sunnat, and among the
distinctive rites of Islam. The prayers are similar
to that of the congregational Friday Prayer, with
the exception that the Khutba, sermon, follows
instead of preceding them., The prayers consist
of two Rak'ats and the time at which these
Namiizes are to be performed is from the time,
when the sun, after rising, has apparently reached
the height of a lance above the horizon to the
time when noon prayer is to begin.
ii. Saliitu't-Tariiwig, The Prayer of Pauses. It is so
called because of a brief rest taken after every
four Rak'ats. It is a Sunnat-i-Muwakkada, but
inferior to the Prayers of the two Feasts, and is
performed every night of Rama4iill after the
mght prayer ('Ishii). Each Tariiwig consists of
two complete Namiizes of two Rak'ats each, and
five Tariiwigs constitute the complete Tariiwig
Namiiz. Thus it will be seen that the Tariiwig
prayer performed each day of the month of
Rama4iin consists of twenty Rak'ats. It is
meritorious during these prayers and the nights of
Rama4iin to repeat the whole of the Qur'iin.
iii. Saliitu'r-Raghii'ib. It is a Namiiz consisting of
twelve Rak'ats, in every Rak'at are recited Siira
Fiitilla once, Sura 97 three times and Sura 112
twelve times. The reward specified for this
Namiiz is forgiveness for all sins and the right of
intercession for 700 relatives, and hence it is
called Saliitu'r-Raghii'ib. a Namiiz for which a
large recompense is desired. This prayer is performed
on the first Thursday of the month of
Rajab, the seventh of the Muslim year.
iv. Saliitu'I-lQlayr. It is performed on the eve of the
15th of the Sha'biin, the eighth of the Muslim
year, and it consists of a hundred Rak'ats with
fifty Salutations. Because of the great reward
attached to its performance it is called Saliitu'l­
Kbayr, the Good Worship.
The Occasional Prayers.
The following are the Occasional Prayers because
they are connected not with specified times but with
particular occasions:
i. Saliitu'l-Khusuf, the Prayer at an Eclipse of the
Moon. It consists of two Rak'ats and each
Rak'at contains two Ruku's instead of one. The
Namiiz begins with the beginning of the eclipse
and ends with its conclusion. In it four long
Suras of the Qur'iin are recited, viz., Suras 2,. 3,4
and 5.
ii. Saliitu'l-Kusuf, the Prayer at an Eclipse of the Sun.
This prayer is similar to that performed on the
occasion of the Solar eclipse, except that the
recitalis'to be done inaudibly, while in the former,
it is done audibly.
iii. Saliitu'l-Istisqii, the Prayer for Rain. It is a Congregational
Prayer like that of the 'rd (Feast) in
that it is held outside the city. But unlike the
'rd Prayers in it poor clothes are worn, and old
men, women and children are taken along. The
Prayer is to be observed after a three-day fast has
been proclaimed. The Namiiz consists of two
Rak'ats.
iv. Saliitu'l-l;liijat, the Prayer of Need. It is a prayer
of twelve Rak'ats, in each Rak'at are recited
Sura Fiitiga, the Verse of the Throne (2: 256)
and the Sura 112. The Supplication of Need is