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
Musalli can say the Tasbih-i-Sijda thus:--

"I extol the holiness of my Lord, the Most High!
I extol the holiness of my Lord, the Most High!
I extol the holiness of my Lord, the Most High!"

He then raises his head and body, sinks backwards upon his heels, places
his hands a little above his knees, and whilst doing so says the
Takbir-i-Jalsa[197]--"Allahu Akbar!"

After a slight pause, a second prostration, or Sijda is made and the
Takbir-i-Sijda and the Tasbih-i-Sijda are repeated as before. Then when in
the act of rising up the Musalli says the Takbir-i-Qiam--"Allahu Akbar!"

This concludes one rak'at. The second rak'at begins with the Fatiha, so
that after saying the Takbir-i-Qiam a Musalli would have to begin again at
that place (p. 195) and repeat all that he had just finished; the only
change being that after the Fatiha, he recites different verses of the
Quran to those he said in the first rak'at. After two rak'ats have been
said, and after the last, though it be an odd number, the {197} Musalli,
unless he is a Shia'h, places his left foot under him and sits upon it. He
then places his hands above his knees, as for the Takbir-i-Jalsa, and with
his eyes directed towards his lap says the Attahiyat:--

"The adorations of the tongue are for God, and also the adorations of the
body, and almsgiving! Peace be on thee O Prophet! with the mercy of God and
His blessing. Peace be on us and upon God's righteous servants!"

Then raising the first finger of the right hand he says the
Tashahhud[198]:--

"I testify that there is no deity but God; and I testify that Muhammad is
the servant of God and the messenger of God."

Then at the end of all the rak'ats the Musalli, whilst in the same posture,
says the Darud:--

"O God! have mercy on Muhammad and his descendants[199]; as Thou didst have
mercy on Abraham and his descendants, Thou art to be praised and Thou art
great. O God! bless Muhammad and his descendants, as Thou didst bless
Abraham and his descendants. Thou art to be praised and Thou art great."

Then comes the Du'a, which may be in the worshipper's own words though he
usually says[200]:--

"O God our Lord, give us the blessings of this life, and also the blessings
of life everlasting. Save us from the torments of hell."

Then turning the head to the ri