Posture 2: Qiyam (standing): Place hands, right over left. Then Recite first chapter of the Qur’an and a short chapter of at least three verses should be recited from the Holy Qur’an.

Beneficial Effects: Extends concentration, causes further relaxation of legs and back, generates feelings of humility, modesty and piety. In the recital of the verses from the Qur’an, virtually the sounds that occur in Arabic are uttered, stimulating dispersal of all of the ninety-nine Divine attributes in perfectly controlled degrees through the body, mind and soul. The sound vibrations of the long vowels ‘a, I and u’ stimulate the heart, thyroid, pineal gland, pituitary, adrenal glands and lungs, purifying and uplifting them all.