The third context is earnest entreaty: humbly imploring Allah and being emphatic in one’s petition. It is also called supplication born of dread. It consists of extending the hands toward the sky until the whiteness of one’s armpits becomes visible. It is also described as raising them until the upper arms become visible—that is, lifting them exceedingly high. This form is more restricted than the two preceding forms associated with the first and second contexts. It is reserved for times of hardship and fear, such as drought, a calamity involving an enemy’s ascendancy, and similar circumstances of dread.”1

These, then, are the three forms of raising the hands in supplication, each according to the type of supplication. This subject will be continued, and Allah is the One who grants success.