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## Ruku'

Other Commonly Used Spellings: RUKU

> The root of this word is Raka'a which means bow down. During prayers (Salah), a Muslim is to make Ruku' in respect to Allah: he or she bows forward at the waist, and stands with the hands on the knees and the back parallel to the ground.

> While in a position of Ruku' a Muslim is to glorify Allah three times.

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