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Tashahhud
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The Tashahhud (, meaning "testimony [of faith]"), also known as at-Tahiyyat (), is the portion of the Muslim prayer where the person kneels or sits on the ground facing the qibla (direction of Mecca), glorifies God, and greets Muhammad and the "righteous servants of God" followed by the two testimonials. The recitation is usually followed by an invocation of the blessings and peace upon Muhammad known as Salawat.
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The Tashahhud (, meaning "testimony [of faith]"), also known as at-Tahiyyat (), is the portion of the Muslim prayer where the person kneels or sits on the ground facing the qibla (direction of Mecca), glorifies God, and greets Muhammad and the "righteous servants of God" followed by the two testimonials. The recitation is usually followed by an invocation of the blessings and peace upon Muhammad known as Salawat.
== Origins == There is a hadith that states:
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