that size, it is called a dah dar dah, (literally 10 x 10). It may be, and commonly is, larger than this. It should be about one foot deep.
The necessary ablutions having been made, the worshipper can commence the Namáz.
(4). Salát or Namáz. The Namáz can be said either in private or in public. All that is required is that the clothes and person of the worshipper should be clean, the place free from all impurity, and that the face be turned towards Mecca. Whether the Namáz is said in public or in private, it must be preceded by wazú, except when tayammum is allowed. If the Namáz[[188]] is said in a mosque which is considered to be more meritorious than repeating it in private, it must be preceded by the Azán, or call to prayers, and the Iqámat. Minute particulars regarding the exact attitude in which the Musallí, one who says the Salát, must stand and the words he is to say are given in Muslim books. The following account will give some idea of a Namáz, or Service.[[189]]
The Mu,azzin[[190]] calls out loudly in Arabic:—
"Alláhu Akbar! Alláhu Akbar! Alláhu Akbar! Alláhu Akbar[[191]]!"
All who hear it respond:—
"Alláhu Akbar! Alláhu Akbar! Alláhu Akbar! Alláhu Akbar!"
The Mu,azzin says:—
"I confess there is no God but God, I confess there is no God but God."
Each of his auditors replies:—