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Bowing Down (ruku) and Prostration (sujud)

Bowing Down (ruku) and Prostration (sujud) Bowing Down (ruku) and Prostration (sujud): Bowing down {ruku‘} is an essential pillar of prayer. Performing it in an excessive or inadequate manner, whether intentional or unintentional, renders…

Life Between Prostrations

Life Between Prostrations Life Between Prostrations : At least 17 times a day, we perform a specific set of actions during our prayers: at least 34 times a day, we touch our foreheads to a small disc of clay. But what exactly is the point…