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English_Boxer_Muhammad_Ali_Prayer_Book, page : 243
FIRST PHASE
Instructions: The above position is assumed when the worshipper desires to
express words of praise and glory to Allah in a prayer form called dhikr (remem-
brance of Allah). One is free to sit as he likes or to assume the Qa'dah (sitting)
position, without the hands resting on the knees. After performing the obligatory
prayers and the sunnah of the Prophet, a devotee of Allah is to engage himself in
the remembrance of Allah by feeling His Presence within and by sensing His
Presence without, until the heart-felt certainty of the Presence of Allah is deeply
rooted in him and he attains the abiding feeling of the Presence of Allah.
See illustration on opposite page, instructing how to use the hand as a counter
when expressing words of praise to Allah.
Instructions: The above hand position is assumed when the worshipper
desires to express words of praise and glory to Allah in a prayer form called dhikr
(remembrance of Allah). Turn the right hand so that its palm faces you. Using the
thumb as a counter, begin counting the joints from the base of the little finger
toward the top. Instead of using numbers recite, "Glory to Allah," once for each
joint. Continue counting in the same manner on each finger until you reach the
Instructions: The above position is assumed when the worshipper desires to
express words of praise and glory to Allah in a prayer form called dhikr (remem-
brance of Allah). One is free to sit as he likes or to assume the Qa'dah (sitting)
position, without the hands resting on the knees. After performing the obligatory
prayers and the sunnah of the Prophet, a devotee of Allah is to engage himself in
the remembrance of Allah by feeling His Presence within and by sensing His
Presence without, until the heart-felt certainty of the Presence of Allah is deeply
rooted in him and he attains the abiding feeling of the Presence of Allah.
See illustration on opposite page, instructing how to use the hand as a counter
when expressing words of praise to Allah.
Instructions: The above hand position is assumed when the worshipper
desires to express words of praise and glory to Allah in a prayer form called dhikr
(remembrance of Allah). Turn the right hand so that its palm faces you. Using the
thumb as a counter, begin counting the joints from the base of the little finger
toward the top. Instead of using numbers recite, "Glory to Allah," once for each
joint. Continue counting in the same manner on each finger until you reach the