In Muslim communities, a prayer of thanks comes next.

As it happened, his prayer came true, but just briefly.

And he will tellthe American commandant, to help make his prayers come true.

A prayer, one spoken a long time ago, came to her mind.

But his prayer came before the hostages left Tehran.

Those prayers were always heartfelt and came easily to her.

But when the final prayer came, including one for the dead, she discovered that she had tears in her eyes.

Next came prayer and meditation, which presumably did no harm.

This flame you didn't just see; you felt it in the place where prayers come from.

And a prayer or two will not come amiss.