The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2084 page)

t; then the
takb
r
(All
hu Akbar), followed by the
F
ti
a
and a verse or two from the Qur’
n. The movements then are:
uk
‘
, bending till the palms are level with the knees; kneeling; a prostration,
suj
d;
back again into
jul
s
(between sitting and standing); another suj
d. At most movements, the takb
r is repeated. This set of movements, from the standing position to the end of the second
suj
d
, constitutes one
rak‘a
, the number of which is fixed for each prayer time. After the final rak‘a, in a sitting position, the worshipper pronounces the
tashahhud
(profession of faith,
shah
da
); the prayer upon the Prophet Mu