Prayer of Signs of God / Namaaz-e-Ayat / Salaat al-Ayat

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was asked by a man, 'I have been deprived of [the opportunity to] pray in the night', to which imam replied, 'You are one whose sins have imprisoned you.'

Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib [as]

al-Kafi, v. 3, p. 450, no. 34

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Prayer of Signs of God / Namaaz-e-Ayat / Salaat al-Ayat

Conducting Ayat Prayer

This prayer is Wajib, at the time of the manifestation of any of the 'Signs of God', which show Allah's Power and Glory, such as Earthquakes, total (or nearly total) eclopses of the Sun and the Moon, severe Tornadoes, Hurricanes, and similar Acts of God which create 'fear' among most people.

There are two methods one can perform the prayer,

Method 1

The prayer consists of ten Rukoos and four Sajdajs, as follows:
    1) Perform Niyyat, and recite Takbirat-ul-Ehram
    2) Recite Surah al-Fatiha, followed by any other complete Surahs.

Namaz-e-Ayat - Method 1

Position	Instructions	Recitation and Meaning
	Niyyat (Intention) - Beginning of Prayer	I OFFER AYAT PRAYER, 2 RAKATS, WAJIB QURBATAN ILAL LAH, I offer Night Prayer, 2 Rakats, seeking nearness to God, in obedience to Him
	Takbirat-ul-Ihram (The First Takbir - Allah hu Akbar) Lift both hands up to the ears and say	ALLAH HU AKBAR Allah is Great
	First Rakaat - Qira-at (Recitation) It is Wajib (essential) to recite Surah al Fatiha (al Hamd), followed by any other complete Surah in the first two rakaats. First Surah (Surah al Hamd)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Second Surah - Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim with the niyyat of reciting Surah al-Ikhlas	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Rukuh (bend half-way down and keep both hands on your legs just above your knees)	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All Defects is my Lord, and with His praise I bow
	Recite Surah al-Fatiha (Surah al Hamd)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Second Surah (any other complete surah)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Rukuh (bend half-way down and keep both hands on your legs just above your knees)	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All Defects is my Lord, and with His praise I bow
	Recite Surah al-Fatiha (Surah al Hamd)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Second Surah (any other complete surah))	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Rukuh (bend half-way down and keep both hands on your legs just above your knees)	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All Defects is my Lord, and with His praise I bow
	Recite Surah al-Fatiha (Surah al Hamd)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Second Surah (any other complete surah)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Rukuh (bend half-way down and keep both hands on your legs just above your knees)	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All Defects is my Lord, and with His praise I bow
	Recite Surah al-Fatiha (Surah al Hamd)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Second Surah (any other complete surah)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Rukuh	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All defects is my All Highest Lord,and with His praise I bow
	Straighten up, saying	SAMI ALLAH HU LIMAN HAMIDAH God listens to one who praises Him ALLAH HU AKBAR Allah is Great
	Sajdah	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to God SUBHANA RAB BI AL A’LAA WA BI HAMDIH Free from all defects is my All-Highest Lord, and with His praise I adore Him
	Sit up and say	AS TAGH FIR UL LAHA RABBI WA ATOOBU ILAIH I ask Allah, my Lord, to cover up my sins and unto him I turn repentant
	Second Sajdah	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL A’LAA WA BI HAMDIH Free from All defects is my All Highest Lord, and with His praise I adore Him.
	Stand Up Saying	BI HAWL LIL LAHI WA QUWAT TI HI AQOOMO WA AQ’UD. Due to the Vigour given by Allah, and because of the vitality from Him I rise and stand
	Second Rakaat - Qira-at (Recitation) First Surah al-Fatiha (Surah al Hamd)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Second Surah (any other complete surah)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Rukuh (bend half-way down and keep both hands on your legs just above your knees)	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All Defects is my Lord, and with His praise I bow
	Recite Surah al-Fatiha (Surah al Hamd)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Second Surah (any other complete surah)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Rukuh (bend half-way down and keep both hands on your legs just above your knees)	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All Defects is my Lord, and with His praise I bow
	Recite Surah al-Fatiha (Surah al Hamd)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Second Surah (any other complete surah))	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Rukuh (bend half-way down and keep both hands on your legs just above your knees)	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All Defects is my Lord, and with His praise I bow
	Recite Surah al-Fatiha (Surah al Hamd)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Second Surah (any other complete surah)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Rukuh (bend half-way down and keep both hands on your legs just above your knees)	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All Defects is my Lord, and with His praise I bow
	Recite Surah al-Fatiha (Surah al Hamd)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Second Surah (any other complete surah)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Rukuh	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All defects is my All Highest Lord,and with His praise I bow
	Straighten up, saying	SAMI ALLAH HU LIMAN HAMIDAH God listens to one who praises Him ALLAH HU AKBAR Allah is Great
	Sajdah	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to God SUBHANA RAB BI AL A’LAA WA BI HAMDIH Free from all defects is my All-Highest Lord, and with His praise I adore Him
	Sit up and say	AS TAGH FIR UL LAHA RABBI WA ATOOBU ILAIH I ask Allah, my Lord, to cover up my sins and unto him I turn repentant
	Second Sajdah	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL A’LAA WA BI HAMDIH Free from All defects is my All Highest Lord, and with His praise I adore Him.
	Tashahud Then say the Tashahud and then the salaam (while still sitting)	ASH HADU AN LAA ILAHA IL LAL LAH I bear witness that there is no God except Allah WAHDAHU LA SHARIKA LAHU He is One, without any partner WA ASH HADU AN NA MUHAMMAD AN ABDUHU WA RASOOLUH And I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger ALLA HUMMA SAL LI ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALI MUHAMMAD. O our God, bless Muhammad and the Progeny of Muhammad.
	Salaam	ASSALAM MU ALAIKA AYYUHAN NABIYYU WA RAHMAT UL LAHI WA BARAKATUH Peace be unto thee, O Apostle and the mercy of God and His bounties ASSALAM MU ALAINA WA ALA IBAD DIL LAHIS SUALIHEEN Peace be unto us and unto the virtuous servants of God ASSALAM MU ALAIKUM WA RAHMATUL LAHI WABARAKATUH. Peace be unto ye all, and the mercy of God and his bounties. ALLAH HU AKBAR(Three times) God is Great. LA ILAHA IL LAL LAH There is no God but Allah ALLA HUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALI MUHAMMAD O our God, bless Muhammad, and the Progeny of Muhammad.

Method 2 - Shorter

After making niyyat to offer Namaz-e-Ayaat, a person is allowed to say takbir and recite Surah al-Hamd and then divide the verses of the other Surah into five parts, and recite one verse or more or less, and thereafter perform the Ruku.

He should then stand up and recite another part of the Surah (without reciting Surah al-Hamd) and then perform another Ruku. He should repeat this action, and finish that Surah before performing the fifth Ruku.

For example,

He may say: Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim with the niyyat of reciting Surah al-Ikhlas, and perform the Ruku.
He should then stand up and say, Qul huwallahu Ahad, and perform another Ruku.
He should then stand up and say, Allahus Samad, and perform the third Ruku.
Thereafter he should stand up again and say, Lam yalid walam yulad, and perform the fourth Ruku.
Then he should stand up again and say, Walam yakullahu Kufuwan ahad, and then perform two Sajdah and then rise for the second Rak'at, the same way as the first Rak'at.
At the end, he should recite tashahhud and Salam after the two Sajdah.

Namaz-e-Ayat - Method 2 Shorter

Position	Instructions	Recitation and Meaning
	Niyyat (Intention) - Beginning of Prayer	I OFFER AYAT PRAYER, 2 RAKATS, WAJIB QURBATAN ILAL LAH, I offer Night Prayer, 2 Rakats, seeking nearness to God, in obedience to Him
	Takbirat-ul-Ihram (The First Takbir - Allah hu Akbar) Lift both hands up to the ears and say	ALLAH HU AKBAR Allah is Great
	First Rakaat - Qira-at (Recitation) It is Wajib (essential) to recite Surah al Fatiha (al Hamd), followed by any other complete Surah in the first two rakaats. First Surah (Surah al Fatiha / Hamd)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Second Surah - Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim with the niyyat of reciting Surah al-Ikhlas	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Rukuh (bend half-way down and keep both hands on your legs just above your knees)	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All Defects is my Lord, and with His praise I bow
	Recite Qul huwallahu Ahad	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Rukuh (bend half-way down and keep both hands on your legs just above your knees)	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All Defects is my Lord, and with His praise I bow
	Recite Allahus Samad	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Rukuh (bend half-way down and keep both hands on your legs just above your knees)	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All Defects is my Lord, and with His praise I bow
	Recite Lam yalid walam yulad	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Rukuh (bend half-way down and keep both hands on your legs just above your knees)	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All Defects is my Lord, and with His praise I bow
	Recite Walam yakullahu Kufuwan ahad	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Rukuh	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All defects is my All Highest Lord,and with His praise I bow
	Straighten up, saying	SAMI ALLAH HU LIMAN HAMIDAH God listens to one who praises Him ALLAH HU AKBAR Allah is Great
	Sajdah	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to God SUBHANA RAB BI AL A’LAA WA BI HAMDIH Free from all defects is my All-Highest Lord, and with His praise I adore Him
	Sit up and say	AS TAGH FIR UL LAHA RABBI WA ATOOBU ILAIH I ask Allah, my Lord, to cover up my sins and unto him I turn repentant
	Second Sajdah	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL A’LAA WA BI HAMDIH Free from All defects is my All Highest Lord, and with His praise I adore Him.
	Stand Up Saying	BI HAWL LIL LAHI WA QUWAT TI HI AQOOMO WA AQ’UD. Due to the Vigour given by Allah, and because of the vitality from Him I rise and stand
	Second Rakaat - Qira-at (Recitation) First Surah al-Fatiha (Surah al Hamd)	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Second Surah - Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim with the niyyat of reciting Surah al-Ikhlas	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Rukuh (bend half-way down and keep both hands on your legs just above your knees)	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All Defects is my Lord, and with His praise I bow
	Recite Qul huwallahu Ahad	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Rukuh (bend half-way down and keep both hands on your legs just above your knees)	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All Defects is my Lord, and with His praise I bow
	Recite Allahus Samad	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Rukuh (bend half-way down and keep both hands on your legs just above your knees)	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All Defects is my Lord, and with His praise I bow
	Recite Lam yalid walam yulad	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Rukuh (bend half-way down and keep both hands on your legs just above your knees)	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All Defects is my Lord, and with His praise I bow
	Recite Walam yakullahu Kufuwan ahad	Please check the Quran section for both arabic and english text
	Rukuh	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL AZEE MI WA BI HAM DIH Free from All defects is my All Highest Lord,and with His praise I bow
	Straighten up, saying	SAMI ALLAH HU LIMAN HAMIDAH God listens to one who praises Him ALLAH HU AKBAR Allah is Great
	Sajdah	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to God SUBHANA RAB BI AL A’LAA WA BI HAMDIH Free from all defects is my All-Highest Lord, and with His praise I adore Him
	Sit up and say	AS TAGH FIR UL LAHA RABBI WA ATOOBU ILAIH I ask Allah, my Lord, to cover up my sins and unto him I turn repentant
	Second Sajdah	SUBHAN ALLAH (3 times) Glory to Allah SUBHANA RAB BI AL A’LAA WA BI HAMDIH Free from All defects is my All Highest Lord, and with His praise I adore Him.
	Tashahud Then say the Tashahud and then the salaam (while still sitting)	ASH HADU AN LAA ILAHA IL LAL LAH I bear witness that there is no God except Allah WAHDAHU LA SHARIKA LAHU He is One, without any partner WA ASH HADU AN NA MUHAMMAD AN ABDUHU WA RASOOLUH And I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger ALLA HUMMA SAL LI ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALI MUHAMMAD. O our God, bless Muhammad and the Progeny of Muhammad.
	Salaam	ASSALAM MU ALAIKA AYYUHAN NABIYYU WA RAHMAT UL LAHI WA BARAKATUH Peace be unto thee, O Apostle and the mercy of God and His bounties ASSALAM MU ALAINA WA ALA IBAD DIL LAHIS SUALIHEEN Peace be unto us and unto the virtuous servants of God ASSALAM MU ALAIKUM WA RAHMATUL LAHI WABARAKATUH. Peace be unto ye all, and the mercy of God and his bounties. ALLAH HU AKBAR(Three times) God is Great. LA ILAHA IL LAL LAH There is no God but Allah ALLA HUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALI MUHAMMAD O our God, bless Muhammad, and the Progeny of Muhammad.