The Fajr prayer, alternatively transliterated as Fadjr prayer, and also known as the Subh prayer, is one of the five daily mandatory Islamic prayers. Consisting of two rak'a, it is performed between t
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Salah, also known as namaz in the Persophere, is the practice of formal worship in Islam, consisting of a series of obligatory ritual prayers performed at prescribed times daily. These prayers, which
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…The Fajr prayer, alternatively transliterated as Fadjr prayer, and also known as the Subh prayer, is one of the five daily mandatory Islamic prayers (salah). Consisting of two rak'a ("bows"), it is performed between the break of dawn and sunrise. It is one of two prayers mentioned by name in the…
Various prescribed movements in Salah, which collectively constitute a rak'ah. From left to right: rukū', qiyām/i'tidal, sujūd, takbīr, and qu'ūd/julūs.
Muslims praying (salah) in 1865 Cairo by Jean-Léon Gérôme
The prayer room in Khonakhan Mosque, Uzbekistan
Women performing the Friday prayer at a mosque, Ohio, US