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usually recited, namely, the Surat-ul-Ikhlás, or the 112th chapter:—

"Say: He is God alone:"
"God the Eternal!"
"He begetteth not,"
"And is not begotten;"
"And there is none like unto Him."

The Takbír-i-Rukuʾ, said whilst making an inclination of the head and body and placing the hands upon the knees, separating the fingers a little.

"God is great!"

The Tasbih-i-Rukuʾ, said in the same posture.

"I extol the holiness of my Lord, the Great!"^[1]

"I extol the holiness of my Lord, the Great!"

"I extol the holiness of my Lord, the Great!"

The Qiám-i-Sami Ullah or Tasmíaʾ, said with the body erect, but, unlike the former Qiám, the hands being placed on either side. The Imám says^[2] aloud,

"God hears him who praises Him."

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1. The Shíaʾhs here add, "and with his praise." This is also added by the Shíaʾhs to the Tasbíh-i-Sijdah.
2. When the prayers are said by a person alone he recites both sentences.