"I extol the holiness of my Lord, the Great!
I extol the holiness of my Lord, the Great!
I extol the holiness of my Lord, the Great!"
The Tasmía' is then said with the body erect, but with the hands placed on either side. Thus:—
"God hears him who praises Him: O Lord, Thou art praised[[195]]."
The Takbír-i-Sijdar—Alláhu Akbar!—is said as the worshipper drops on his knees.
The Musallí then kneeling down, places his hands, with the fingers close to each other, upon the ground. He must rest upon his toes, not on the side of the feet which must be kept straight behind him. The elbow must not touch the side, nor the stomach the thigh, nor the thigh the calf of the leg. The eyes must be kept bent downwards. Then he touches the ground first with his nose, and then with his forehead, taking care that the thumbs just touch the lobe of the ears.[[196]] All this being carefully attended to, the Musallí can say the Tasbíh-i-Sijda thus:—
"I extol the holiness of my Lord, the Most High!
I extol the holiness of my Lord, the Most High!