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  • I felt filled with emotion as we recited our prayers and did our rakas.

    Midnight Sister Souljah 2008

  • These poor little girls were quite unobserved by their masters or drivers, who were now occupied with the rakas or courier, who had brought letters from Tripoli in answer to ours sent some time ago.

    Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846 James Richardson 1828

  • Under the 99 candles, for the 99 names of Allah, Alim did a few rakas on his own while most of the congregation were sitting on their knees listening to the recitation.

    Killing the Buddha Ashley Makar 2009

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