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T HE W IL L—AL-WA T HE W IL L—AL-WA S S IY YAT IY YAT 60 Rak‘ a t Plural of rak‘ah, which refers to one cycle of the formal Prayer, consisting of standing, bowing, sitting, and prostration. S a hih Lit. ‘Correct or authentic. ’ A grade applied to a ha d i th that are deemed authentic. Sunnah In the context of the formal Prayer, refers to those rak‘ a t that the Holy Prophet s as offered but are not prescribed as obligatory. Sunnah rak‘ a t are offered regularly by practicing Muslims. S u rah A chapter of the Holy Quran. Taqw a Righteousness. Fear of God. Tau hi d The Oneness of God—the fundamental Islamic belief that there is none worthy of worship except Allah. Ummat-e-Mu h ammadiyyah The community or followers of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as.