Salat - The Muslim Prayer Book — Page 26
26 S al a t —The Muslim Prayer Book station Thou hast promised him. Verily, Thou goest not back on Thy promise. IQ A MAT ( IQ A MAH ) When the Prayer is about to commence, Iq a mah is recited. This is an indication that the Im a m has taken his place facing towards the Ka‘bah and is ready to begin the Prayer. The Iq a mah is a shorter version of the Adh a n. Other differences between the Adh a n and the Iq a mah are as follows: i. The Adh a n is called aloud while the Iq a mah is recited in a low tone. ii. During the recitation of Iq a mah the fingers are not raised so as to touch the ears as is done in Adh a n ; instead the arms are left hanging straight by one’s sides. iii. The sentence, A ss al a tu khairum-minan-naum is not recited in the Iq a mah. iv. The Iq a mah is recited rapidly, though the M a lik i school of thought recite both the Iq a mah as well as the Adh a n , with pauses between the verses. During the Iq a mah the sentence Qad q a mati s - S al a t, i. e. S al a t is ready, is repeated twice after saying, H ayya ‘alal-Fal ah. v. During the Iq a mah , the face is not turned towards the right or to the left when Hayya ‘ala s-S al a h and H ayya ‘alal-Fal ah are recited, as is done in the Adh a n. The text of the Iq a mah is as follows: ََا اﻛرب، اﷲ اﻛرب ََََُُُُْْﷲ أن ََُْْأﺷﻬﺪ إﻟ َِّٰﻻ إﻻ ََِّﻪ اﷲ أن أﺷﻬﺪ ،ََََُّْ