Understanding Salat — Page 236
Understanding S al A t 236 S u rah –A chapter of the Holy Quran. Takbīr-i-Tahrīmah - The Arabic expression All a hu Akbar (God is the Greatest), proclaimed loudly by the Imam while he raises his two hands to his ear- lobes at the very beginning of a congregational Prayer service. Tasb ih – Glorification of Allah by reciting Subh a nAllah (Holy is Allah), or other phrases. Tashahhud –A set prayer recited silently at the beginning of the Qa‘dah, or second Sitting posi- tion, in Prayer. Tasm i‘ –The statement of “Allah hears him who praises Him” when rising from Ruk u ’. Tau hi d –The Oneness of God— the fundamental Islamic belief that there is none worthy of worship except Allah. Tawakkul– Relying upon and trusting in God alone to the en- tire exclusion of worldly means. Than a ’– The glorification and praise of God Almighty that is recited the beginning of formal Prayer. Ummat – Ummat-e-Muhammadi- yyah The community or follow- ers of the Holy Prophet Mu- hammad sas. Wa hi –Divine revelation from God, used interchangeably with ilh ā m in Islamic terminology.