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top joint of the index finger. At this point, use the index finger to count the joints
of the thumb. There are three joints to each finger. Repeating this step will give
you a count of thirty. To attain thirty-three, count the three joints of the little
finger again. Begin again at the base of the little finger and follow the same pro-
cedure with, "All praise is due to Allah, " thirty-three times, and then, "Allah is
The Greatest." thirty-three times. Finally say once only, "There is no god except
Allah." The above dhikrs may also be recited ten or eleven times.

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Instructions: The sitting (Qa'dah) position for the woman is the same as for
the man.

Instructions: To assume the standing position as illustrated above, stand
humbly upright, with the head slightly forward, eyes focused on the spot where
the forehead will rest during prostration. The feet are placed in an "at ease" posi-
tion with the distance between them approximately the width of the body, the
hands are raised to the ears, palms forward, and the thumbs are placed under the
ear lobes. This position is assumed when first announcing, "Allah is The