According to Ahlul Bayt (A) News Agency – ABNA.ir – Thanks to an electronic device the carpet will allow the faithful to know the exact number of motions (Sajda) and other related fulfilments (Raka’) of prayer rites.
This first carpet, which has already been granted the positive opinion of Sheikh Osman the Mufti of the Republic, will be followed by more, with infrared devices: “One for those who cannot kneel and another for Imams in mosques.”
The invention was made by Tunisia's Hamadhi Labiedh, who registered it with the National Institute of Normalization and Industrial Property in November of 2008.
According to the company that manufacture the carpet is working to produce a wide variety of this “Raka’ Calculator” by patents, including a custom carpet for Imams and other infrared addressed to all those who can not remember the current Sajda to a variety of reasons, so the numbers Raka’ and Sajda with be shown when the prayer do each Sajda.
According to the inventor these carpets can be easily carried and be washed after extraction of the chip installed in it.
The carpet will also be sold through mass distribution stores at a price of 48 dinars (approximately 24.7 euro).
source : abna.ir
