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"Great is Thy greatness!"
"There is no deity but Thee!"

The Tʾauuz^[1] is then said as follows:—

"I seek refuge from God from cursed Satan."

After which the Tasmíyah is repeated:—

"In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful."

Then follows the Fátihah, viz., the first chapter of the Qurán^[2]:—

"Praise be to God, Lord of all the worlds!"

"The compassionate, the merciful!"

"King on the day of reckoning!"

"Thee only do we worship, and to Thee only do we cry for help."

"Guide Thou us in the straight path,"

"The path of those to whom Thou hast been gracious;"

"With whom Thou art not angry,"

"And who go not astray."—Amen.

After this the worshipper can repeat as many chapters of the Qurán as he may wish; he should, at least, recite one long or two short verses. The following chapter is

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1. The Tʾauuz is also called the ʾAúzobillah.
2. The recital of the Qurán is called the Qiraʾat, or reading.