A mumin must strive to pray namaz with absolute focus and concentration because he is in the presence of Allah. However, it is inevitable that he will sometimes forget or make mistakes; mistakes in namaz are of two kinds: 1. He may forget one of the arkaan (ruk‘u, sujud etc) and be certain that he has forgotten it. This is known as sehw . 2. He may believe he has forgotten something but is not sure of it. This is known as shak . Situations in which one should repeat namaz (namaz valvi aave) 1. When one forgets to say takbirat ul ehram . 2. When one forgets to recite Surat tul Fateha (al Hamd). 3. When one is in doubt whether he has prayed Surat ul Fateha. 4. When one forgets to perform ruk‘u . 5. When one gets up for a 5th raka‘at without praying mohto tashahud after 4 raka‘at , or if one gets up for 4th raka‘at in Maghrib, or in the 3rd raka‘at in fajar and performs ruk‘u . 6. If one deliberately doesn’t recite the surat after al Hamd. 7. If one performs more than one ruk‘u in one raka‘at .

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Q: Once in a Life Time- By Huzefa Sh Asgarally

O ft one wonders, of sojourns framed into time, N estling with neighbours, far away from all the grime, C hivvied towards love, from songs of birds up above, E ncased in lore and fable, of Peace being indivisible... I n these times, of such & such an evil, N ethered are the grimes, of their ersatz struggle, A llayed was i by a heavenly will, from crvices of such & such a peril. L ife is lived but once, in trust, companionship and happiness, I n epideictic non chalance, and freedom in times replaceless, F ettled to a heart, of Peace and serenity, E ffusively in the start, in Eve's garden of Serendipity... T hese amidst the tides of time, are but verses to Peace written in rythm & rhyme, I mplacable is her will of reason, for what we see, they see through their sanction, M ellifluently one thus wonders, in a land so arable, E ncased in Lore and Fable, of Peace being indivisible. By Huzefa Sh Asgarally. 15th April 2007. [Writer of community-specific and topical theme acrostic poetry]