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the valuable pattern found in the very creation (nature) of the
heavens and the earth.
ISTIFTAH: Dhikr said between the first takbirah and The
Opening Chapter (Al-Fatiha). Several are reported to have been
'..lid by Prophet Muhammad %•,. The best known is: "Pure and
(.lorified are You, O Allah. Blessed is Your Name, and Exalted is
Your Majesty. There is nothing worthy of worship except You."
JA'IZ: Permitted (conceivable). One is free to do or not do such
things. If one's intention is to do them for the sake of Allah, he
gains merit.
JALSAH: The sitting position assumed between two prostra-
tions. It is essential in offering prayer. If one does not assume
j.ilsah his rak'ah is void, and he has to repeat it, otherwise his
whole prayer is void. Jalsah is assumed with the palms of the
hands on the thighs, with the fingers slightly parted and extending
to the knees.
heavens and the earth.
ISTIFTAH: Dhikr said between the first takbirah and The
Opening Chapter (Al-Fatiha). Several are reported to have been
'..lid by Prophet Muhammad %•,. The best known is: "Pure and
(.lorified are You, O Allah. Blessed is Your Name, and Exalted is
Your Majesty. There is nothing worthy of worship except You."
JA'IZ: Permitted (conceivable). One is free to do or not do such
things. If one's intention is to do them for the sake of Allah, he
gains merit.
JALSAH: The sitting position assumed between two prostra-
tions. It is essential in offering prayer. If one does not assume
j.ilsah his rak'ah is void, and he has to repeat it, otherwise his
whole prayer is void. Jalsah is assumed with the palms of the
hands on the thighs, with the fingers slightly parted and extending
to the knees.