Basics of Religious Education — Page 192
192 192 192 192 192 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION Tahmeed Rabbanaa wa lakal hamd — hamdan katheeran tayyiban mubaarakan feeh Our Lord, Yours is the praise — praise that is abundant, pure and full of blessings After this, the Imam again says Allahu Akbar and goes down to prostrate. While prostrating, the forehead, nose, palms of both hands, knees and toes should be touching the ground. Do not let the elbows rest on the ground. When in pros- tration, the following glorification is recited: Sajdah (Prostration) Subhaana Rabbi yal a`laa Holy is my Lord, the most High This glorification is to be repeated three times or more in odd numbers (in silence). Then, the Imam says Allahu Akbar and sits down. We should sit down on our left foot while the toe of our right foot should be touching the ground — keeping the hands on the knees. In this posi- tion of Qa’dah, we recite prayer between two Sajdahs, as given below: Prayer between two Sajdahs Rabbigh-fir-lee warham-nee, wa- hdi-nee wa aafi-nee, wa-jbur-nee wa-rzuq-nee, wa-rfa`-nee O my Lord, forgive me and have mercy on me, and guide me and grant me security and make good my short- coming, and provide for me and raise me up (in status) S S S S S ALAT ALAT ALAT ALAT ALAT — S — S — S — S — S ALAT ALAT ALAT ALAT ALAT 5. 3 5. 3 5. 3 5. 3 5. 3