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Salawat
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Salawat are blessings invoked on the Prophet Muhammad, most commonly 'peace and blessings be upon him' after his name. Hadith describe reciting them as a means of drawing God's blessing on the person who says them. They are recited within prayer during the tashahhud, and encouraged more broadly.
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