This concludes one rak'at. The second rak'at begins with the Fatiha, so that after saying the Takbir-i-Qiam a Musalli would have to begin again at that place (p. 195) and repeat all that he had just finished; the only change being that after the Fatiha, he recites different verses of the Quran to those he said in the first rak'at. After two rak'ats have been said, and after the last, though it be an odd number, the {197} Musalli, unless he is a Shia'h, places his left foot under him and sits upon it. He then places his hands above his knees, as for the Takbir-i-Jalsa, and with his eyes directed towards his lap says the Attahiyat:-- "The adorations of the tongue are for God, and also the adorations of the body, and almsgiving! Peace be on thee O Prophet! with the mercy of God and His blessing. Peace be on us and upon God's righteous servants!" Then raising the first finger of the right hand he says the Tashahhud[198]:-- "I testify that there is no deity but God; and I testify that Muhammad is the servant of God and the messenger of God." Then at the end of all the rak'ats the Musalli, whilst in the same posture, says the Darud:-- "O God! have mercy on Muhammad and his descendants[199]; as Thou didst have mercy on Abraham and his descendants, Thou art to be praised and Thou art great. O God! bless Muhammad and his descendants, as Thou didst bless Abraham and his descendants. Thou art to be praised and Thou art great." Then comes the Du'a, which may be in the worshipper's own words though he usually says[200]:-- "O God our Lord, give us the blessings of this life, and also the blessings of life everlasting. Save us from the torments of hell." Then turning the head to the right the Musalli repeats the Salam:-- "The peace and mercy of God be with you." Then turning the head to the left he says:-- "The peace and mercy of God be with you." At the close of the whole ceremony, the worshipper raises {198} his hands as high as his shoulders, with the palm towards heaven, or towards his own face, and offers up a Munajat, or supplication, either in Arabic or in the vernacular. The hands are then drawn over the face, as if to convey the blessing received from above to every part of the body. The appointed periods of prayer are five in number, in proof of which the following text is quoted: "Glorify God when ye reach the evening (masa), and when ye rise at morn (subh); and to Him be praise in the heavens and in the earth,--and at twilight ('ashi) and when ye rest at noon (zuhr)." (Sura xxx. 17). The Commentators say that masa includes both sunset and the period after sunset; that is both the Salat-ul-Maghrib and the Salat-ul-'Isha. There is also a reference to a stated period of prayer in the following verse: "Observe prayer at early morning, at the close of the day, and at the approach of night." (Sura xi. 116).