The Components of the Prayer
The components of the prayer are listed as follows and they include the following:
The Intention or Neeyyat
Stand toward the gheble and repeat the following: |
The Call or Takbeerat-ol-Ehram
Bring your thumbs to your ears, palms facing forward and say: |
The Recitation or Ghara’at
Stand and Recite the following: |
"In the name of God, most Gracious, Most Merciful,
Praise be to God, the cherisher and Sustainer of the two worlds,
Most Gracious, Most Merciful,
Master of the Day of Religion,
Thee do we worship, and Thine aid do we seek
Show us the straight path,
The path of those upon whom thou hast bestowed Grace,
Those whose portion is not wrath, and who go not astray."
The Holy Koran, 1:1-7
Surah Ekhlas (Towhid):
"Besmellaher Rahmaner Raheem,
Ghol hovallaho ahad, Allah-os-samad,
Lam yaled, va lam yoolad
Va lam yakon lahoo kofovan ahad."
"In the name of God , Most Gracious , Most Merciful,
Say He is the unique and only God, Allah is omnipresent, the eternal and Absolute.
He begetteth not, nor is he begotten,
And there is none like unto him."
The holy Koran, 112:1-5
The Bowing or Rokoo’
Bow and place the palm of your hands on your knees "Pure is my creator, the greatest, and I praise Him." |
The Rising after bowing or Ghiyam mot’tasel be Rokoo’
Stand and say: "God is greater" |
The Prostration or Sojood
Prostrate, placing your forehead, "Pure is my creator, the exalted, and I worship him" |
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Sit in the kneeing position and say: |
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We always perform the Prostration in pairs (total of two) "Pure is my creator, the exalted, and I worship him" |
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Sit in the kneeing position and say: |
The Praise or Tasbeehate-Arba’e
Stand and repeat the following: Sequence three times |
The Witnessing or Tashah’hod
In the kneeling position repeat the following: |
The Greeting or Salam
In the kneeling position repeat the following: |
The Closure or Khatm
In the kneeling position repeat the following:
" Allaho-Akbar" " Allaho-Akbar" " Allaho-Akbar" " Allaho-Akbar"
"God is greater" "God is greater" "God is greater" "God is greater"
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Henvisninger:
-Islamic Daily Prayer Manual, M.T.O. Shahmaghsoudi Publications®, pp. 7-13