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other revelation after this will ye believe ?" say " We believe 

 in God, the Lord of the worlds." At the close of the 

 Surat-ut-Tm (xcv), after the words " What ! is not God 

 the most just of judges ?" say " Yes, I am a witness for 

 Thee." 



In addition to these responses to be given at the end of 

 each Sura, there are others to be said after certain verses. 

 Thus, after the 16th verse of the 3rd Sura, " There is no God 

 but He, the Mighty, the Wise," say 44 I am a witness to this." 

 After the 60th verse of the 27th Sura, " Is God the more 

 worthy, or the Gods they joined with him ?" say 44 Yes, God 

 is the best, the Abider, the most Glorious, the most Honor- 

 able." After the 12th verse of the 53rd Sura, " Which then 

 of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain (men and jinn) 

 deny ?" and after each repetition of this question in this Sura, 

 say " 0 Lord, we deny no gift of Thine, To Thee be 

 praise." 



The 59th, 64th, 68th, 71st verses of the 56th Sura read 

 thus : 44 Is it you who create them, or are we their creator ?" 

 " Is it you who cause its up-growth, or do we cause it to 

 spring forth ?" 4 4 Is it ye who send it down from the clouds, 

 or send we it down ?" 44 Is it ye who rear its tree, or do 

 we rear it ?" After each of these verses, say 44 Yes ! it 

 is Thou, 0 Lord !" After the 1st verse of the 87th Sura, 

 " Praise the name of the Lord Most High," say 44 Holy is 

 my Lord, Most High." After the 7th verse of the 91st 

 Sura, 44 By a soul and Him who balanced it," say 44 0 God, 

 bestow on my soul piety and purity. Thou art the best of 

 all purifiers." 



After the recital of certain passages in the Quran, a Sijda 

 must be made. 5 This is called the Sijda-i-Tilawat. Imam 



5 The following is the ritual of a sijda: The worshipper 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 , 



