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PERFECTED FAITH

Ritual Cleanliness: Cleansing by performing the minor ritual ablu-
tion or major ritual ablution.
Actual Cleanliness: Cleansing actual impurities on the body,
clothes or the place that are likely to hinder the prayer.
Time: Performing the prayers within the prescribed times.
Facing the Qiblah: Performing the prayer by turning to Mecca.
Intention: is the remembrance and inner declaration of the be-
liever's intention to perform the specific prayer.
Glorifying: Glorifying Allah with the words, "Allahu akbar".
Qiym: Standing position (for those who are able)
Qirah: Reading a few verses from the Qur'an while in qiym.
Rükû': Bowing Position, in which the knees are grasped by the
palms of both hands, thus supporting the body
Sajdah: Prostration, in such a way that only the nose, forehead,
both palms of hands, knees and toes are touching the ground
Qadah: Sitting in the last rakat of the prayer as long as reading
"Ettehiyyatu."
Below, we will expand on ablution, Covering the Private Parts of
Body and Qiblah.

What is covering the Private Parts of the Body?
Every person who is liable to religious duties needs to cover
her/his private parts of her/his body that need to be covered during
prayer and forbidden to exposure to others at other times. Dress for
men should be such that it covers from the navel to the knees at least.
The dress of the woman should be such that it covers her whole body,
from head to feet, leaving only the face and the hands uncovered.

Ablution
Before offering prayers, a believer must first perform ablution.
There are certain conditions of ablution. There are:
-Washing the face once