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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books the Life of Imām 'ali Bin Mūsā Al-ridā The Reason For The Performance Of The Prayer For Unusual Natural Events (Yāt) The Reason for the Performance of the Prayer for Unusual Natural Events (Āyāt) He, peace be on him, said: "If a sayer says: "Why has it (the prayer) been determined in ten rak'as?' "It is said: 'Because the obligatory prayer which was first sent down from the heaven to earth regarding the day and the night was ten rak'as .

So prayer was gathered together, and the sujūd was determined in it, because every prayer which has the rukū' has the sujūd , and that they may also complete their prayer with the sujūd and submission. It (the prayer) has been determined in four sujūds , because every prayer whose sujūd is less than four sujūds is not a prayer, because the least religious duty in prayer is sujūd , and it is not (correct) unless it is four sujūds (i.e.

prostration four times).'" The prayer for unusual natural events (Salāt al-Āyāt) consists of two rak'as ; each of five rukū's ; the worshipper should rise after each rukū' . After the worshipper has risen for the fifth rukū' , he should perform two sajdas , recite the tashahud and salām . The Imām has given an account of the reason for determining this prayer in ten rukū's , and that it represents the ten - rak'a prayer which was first imposed on servants.

'Īd al-Fitr He, peace be on him, said: "If a sayer says: 'Why has the day of fast breaking been regarded as 'Īd?' "It is said: 'That the Muslims may have a meeting place in which they meet, appear for Allah, the Great and Almighty, so they praise Him for what He has bestowed upon them, so it is the day of 'Īd, the day of meeting, the day of fast breaking, the day of Zakāt , the day of desire, and the day of supplication, and because it is the first day of the year in which eating and drinking is lawful, for the first of the months of the year with the people of the Truth is the month of Ramadān, so Allah, the Great and Almighty, desires that they may have a meeting place in which they praise and sanctify Him.'" For these reasons which have been mentioned by the Imām, peace be on him, the day of fast breaking has been regarded as 'Īd for the Muslims; they gather together therein and congratulate each other on that Allah has made them successful in fasting the blessed month of Ramadān.