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Khutbah is the oration or sermon delivered in the mosque every Friday, and on the chief festivals, after the meridian prayer. After the usual ablutions, the four Sunnat prayers are recited. The Khatíb, or preacher, then seats himself on the Mimbar (pulpit), whilst the Muazzin proclaims the Azán; after which he stands up on the second step, and delivers