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down for a few moments and offers supplication. At this time the
members of the congregation join him and offer their own private
supplications to Allah. After the Imam finishes his supplication, he
rises and delivers the second part of his khutbah. When he
finishes, someone in the congregation, usually the Mu'adhdhin,
stands and announces the Iqamah. At this time the congregation
stands and follows the Imam as he audibly offers the obligatory
prayer of two rak'ahs.

Muslims are drawn together by one force in their lives: the will
to obey and worship Allah. The coming together of Muslims as
members of one humanity first begins within our families and
communities and it grows as we become more aware of our
membership in a universal society based on one truth: There is no
god except Allah, and Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger.

The sequence of prayer services which brings Muslims together
regularly in Al-Islam did not occur by chance. It illustrates the
way Allah intends for humanity to grow. Muslims come together