"I seek refuge near God from cursed Satan."
Then follows the Tasmíyah:—
"In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful."
Then follows the Fátiha,[[193]] or first chapter of the Qurán:—
"Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds! the Compassionate, the Merciful! King on the day of reckoning! Thee only do we worship, and to Thee do we cry for help. Guide Thou us on the straight path: the path of those to whom Thou hast been gracious: with whom Thou art not angry, and who go not astray."
After this the worshipper can repeat as many chapters of the Qurán as he likes.[[194]] Some verses he must repeat.
The Súrat-ul-Ikhlás (Súra 112) is generally said:—
"Say: He is God alone: God the Eternal, He begetteth not, and is not begotten; and there is none like unto Him."
The Takbír-i-rukú'—Alláhu Akbar!—is said whilst the Musallí makes an inclination of the head and body, and separating the fingers a little, places his hands upon his knees.
The Tasbíh-i-rukú' is said in the same position. It is:—