Understanding Salat — Page 37
Qiyam 37 Than a’ If we chose to express our Niyyah in the words of 6:80 of the Holy Quran, then after completing Niyyah , we recite Than a ’. If not, then after beginning our prayer with All ā hu Akbar , we recite Than a ’ , which is in the following words: َ َ إِلَه َ غَيْرُك ل َ سُبْحَانَك َ اللَّهُم َّ وَبِحَمْدِك َ وَتَبَارَك َ اسْمُك َ وَتَعَالَى جَدُّك َ و Holy are You, O Allah, and all praise is Yours, and blessed is Your name, and exalted is Your majesty, and there is none worthy of worship except You. َ سُبْحَانَك Holy are You The difference between Tasb īh (saying Sub ha nall a h ) and Ta h m ī d (saying Al h amdulill a h ) is that in Tasb īh we say that Allah is free of all imperfections and in Ta h m ī d we say that Allah has all perfections. In one we negate, and in the other we affirm. Sabba h all a h means, he declared God to be free from Allah is pure of imper- fections