More prayers for rain
Nov. 15th, 2005 10:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
qatarperegrine(A follow-up to yesterday's post on prayers for rain.)
Apparently, praying for rain is a tradition going back to Muhammad and is called istisqa. This involves doing two rak'at of prayer, making a supplication for rain, and putting your cloak on inside out. You can read all about it (including a rather nice description of Muhammad "laughing until his molar teeth could be seen" when the rain started) at the Islamic Community of Greater Cincinnati.
The Peninsula reports that the emir planned to join others in performing istisqa this morning.
Apparently, praying for rain is a tradition going back to Muhammad and is called istisqa. This involves doing two rak'at of prayer, making a supplication for rain, and putting your cloak on inside out. You can read all about it (including a rather nice description of Muhammad "laughing until his molar teeth could be seen" when the rain started) at the Islamic Community of Greater Cincinnati.
The Peninsula reports that the emir planned to join others in performing istisqa this morning.
