Wikipedia's first sentence called it “portion of salah”. Today it says “portion of the muslim prayer where the person kneels or sits on the ground facing the qibla”.
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Tashahhud ( ) is the portion of Salah (obligatory prayer) where the Muslim kneels facing Mecca .1Sunni Muslims recite the Tashahhud as: At-taḥiyyātu lillāhi, waṣ-ṣalawātu waṭ-ṭayyibātu. Ashhadu allā ilāha illā llāhu wa-ashhadu anna Muḥammadan 'abduhū wa-rasūluh. التحيات لله والصلوات والطيبات، السلام عليك أيها النبي ورحمة لله وبركاته، السلام علينا و على عباد الله الصالحين، أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله، وأشهد أن محمدا عبده و رسوله. This translates into: "All worships are for Allah. Allah's peace be upon you, O Prophet, and His mercy and blessings. Peace be on us and on all righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger." Another variant used by Sunni Muslims is: at-tahiyyatu lmubarakatu issalawatu ittayyibatu lilah, assalamu alaika ayyuhal nabiyy wa rahmatul-lahi wa barakatuhu, assalamu alaina wa 'ala 'ibad illahi isaliheen, ash-hadu anna la ilaha illaha illa Allah wa ash-hadu anna muhammadan rasoolu-llah.2
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The Tashahhud ( ) is the portion of salat (obligatory prayer) where the Muslim kneels on the ground facing Qibla in Mecca .
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The testimony of faith in Islam The Tashahhud ( , meaning the "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 , glorifies Allah , and greets the messenger and the righteous people of Allah followed by the two testimonials .The recitation is followed by an invocation of the blessings and peace upon the prophet known as Salawat .
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Testimony of faith in Islam 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 , glorifies God , and greets the messenger and the righteous people of God followed by the two testimonials . The recitation is usually followed by an invocation of the blessings and peace upon the prophet known as Salawat .
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Testimony of faith in Islam The Tashahhud ( Arabic : تَشَهُّد , meaning "testimony [of faith ]"), also known as at-Tahiyyat ( Arabic : ٱلتَّحِيَّات ), 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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portion of salah
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portion of the muslim prayer where the person kneels or sits on the ground facing the qibla
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