(2) Recitation of sura Fatiha:
After reading Doa-i-Istiftah (Sana), will recite sura Fatiha after reading A‘oozu billlah and Bismillah and only Bismillah in other rak‘ats with saying Ameen loudly at the end of sura Fatiha, if the salat is Jehri (i.e. the qira-’at loudly).
Sura Fatiha (makkah)
Pronunciation : A‘oozu Billa-hi Minash Shaitoa-nir Rajeem. Bismilla-hir Rahma-nir Raheem.
(1) Alhamdullila-hi Rabbil ‘Alameen.
(2) Arrahma-nir Raheem.
(3) Ma-liki Yawmiddeen.
(4) Iyya-ka Na‘budu Wa Iyya-ka Nasta‘een.
(5) Ihdinas Sira-toal Mustaqeem.
(6) Sira-toallazeena An‘amta ‘Alaihim.
(7) Ghairil Maghzoobi ‘Alaihim Walaz zoa-lleen. (A-meen!).
Translation : I seek refuge with Allah from the clutches of the expelled Satan. In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
(1) All praises for Allah, the cherisher of the Worlds.
(2) Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
(3) Lord of the Day of Judgement.
(4) You alone we worship and you alone we ask for help.
(5) Show us the straight path.
(6) The pathof those whom you have rewarded.
(7) Not the path of those who are accursed by you and not of those who go astray’. Ameen! (Oh Allah! accept our prayer).
(3) Qira-’at (i.e. recitation):
Either Imam or alone the musalli after reading sura Fatiha, will read any other sura from the holy Quran in the first two rak‘ats. But if a Muqtadi (i.e. the follower of Imam), he will just read silently the sura Fatiha behind the Imam and will listen attentively to the qira- ’at of the Imam in jehri (loud) salat. But at the Zuhr and ‘Asr prayer both the Imam and the Muqtadi will read sura Fatiha and another sura in 1st two rak‘ats and only sura Fatiha in the last two rak‘ats (Sura will be post our other blog)
(4) Ruku (Bending):
After the qira-’at is over, he will raise hands upto the shoulder or to the ear in Raf‘ul Yadayin and will utter Alla-hu Akbar (Allah is greatest) and will bend to the ruku. At this position, the two hands will have to be placed on the knees and keep the legs, hands, back and head straight and will read Doa of ruku.
Doa of Ruku :
Subha-na Rabbial ‘Azeem.
