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A rakaʿah (Arabic : ركعةrakʿah, pronounced [ˈrakʕah] ; plural: ركعاتrakaʿāt), is a single iteration of prescribed movements and supplications performed by Muslims as part of the prescribed obligatory prayer known as salah. [1] Each of the five daily prayers observed by Muslims consist of a number of raka'at. [1]
After washing for prayer by performing the ritual ablution, a believer must renew their innermost intention, thus purifying their prayer for the sake of Allah. An intention Niyyah is not to be said verbally but rather it's made in the heart; but can also be said verbally alongside the intention in the heart. Example: you intended in your heart to pray 4 Units (Rakahs) for you start your prayer. [1]
The raka'ah begins when the worshipper initiates the salah with the words "Allah is The Greatest",(Allah-hu-Akbar) this is known in Arabic as the Takbir (lit. 'the glorification of God'). [1] Takbir must be said at the start of the Salah or the prayer is invalidated. [1] The individual will observe the standing position while reciting the “Dua al istiftah” followed by the opening chapter of the Qur'an (Al-Fatiha) (Note: reciting the Al-Fatiha is a pillar of prayer. [1] If one forgets to say the Al-Fatiha or makes a major mistake in it's Tajweed, then they must redo the prayer from the start) followed by a personal selection of chosen verses or chapters which the worshipper is free to choose to recite for themselves.[ citation needed ]
The second part of the raka'ah involves the worshipper making another Takbir then bowing to a 90 degree angle, placing their hands on their knees with their feet kept shoulder-width apart, eyes are meant to be focused in between you feet or around the area and bowing in humble submission as if awaiting God's command. During this position the words, "Glory be to Allah the most magnificent" are uttered silently as a form of ritual praise. [1]
The third movement of the raka'ah is to return from bowing to the standing position before, with the praise of Allah on your tongue, descending into full prostration on the ground. [1]
In prostration, the worshipper's forehead and nose is flatly placed on the floor with the palm of their hands placed shoulder-width apart to the right and left of their ears. While going in the “sujood” or the prostration position, one must remember that first, the knees should touch the ground, then his hands, then his nose and at last his forehead. The worshipper's elbows, forearms and chest are then raised off the floor. [1]
During this position the words, "Glory be to Allah the Almighty" are repeated with contemplation as a form of ritual praise. The Islamic prophet Muhammad taught his disciples that "the closest a subject gets to their God is when in prostration". [1]
The fourth movement is for the worshipper to return from prostration into a sitting position with their legs folded flatly under their body. While getting up from the prostration, one must follow the order opposite to the order followed while going into the prostration i.e. he should first raise his forehead, then his nose, then his hands and at last his knees. In this position they would invoke Allah for forgiveness of your sins and the sins of their parents and the wider believers before descending into a second prostration. [1]
This concludes one unit of prayer known in Arabic as a raka'ah and would be followed by either standing up for a second raka'ah if the prayer requires it or by proceeding to end the salah with taslim. [1]
Although not part of a single raka'ah, the conclusion of the salah takes place in the sitting position, the worshipper turns their head to the right saying, "Peace be unto you, and Allah's mercy and blessing" before subsequently turning the head to the left and repeating the salutation. This action helps to reminds Muslims of the presence of the recording angels on their right and left who record their deeds. [2] [1]
Islamic daily prayers are performed in the following numbers of Rak'at :
Regarding Jumu'ah (Friday) Prayer. [lower-alpha 1] obligatory only upon healthy men, optional for the women and they can choose to pray Zuhr at home instead. It consists of 2 Rakat after the Arabic Khutbah and followed by 4 or 2 Rakat Sunnah(Muakkadah) [lower-alpha 2] after the 2 Fard Rakat. So it's either 2 Rakat or four Rakat.[ citation needed ] There are two Eid prayers in a year, Eid-ul-fitr and Eid-ul-adha.
The Fajr prayer is one of the five mandatory salah. As an Islamic day starts at sunset, the Fajr prayer is technically the third prayer of the day. If counted from midnight, it is usually the first prayer of the day. The Isha prayer, the daily prayer directly before the Fajr prayer, usually does not take place after midnight.
Witr is an Islamic prayer (salat) that is performed at night after Isha or before fajr. Witr has an odd number of raka'at prayed in pairs, with the final raka'ah prayed separately. Therefore, as little as one raka'ah can be prayed, and eleven at most.
Qiyām is an integral part of the Islamic salah. The prayer begins in the standing position and some prayers only require the qiyām, such as Salat al-Janazah.
Sujūd, or sajdah, is the act of low bowing or prostration to God facing the qiblah. It is usually done in standardized prayers (salah). The position involves kneeling and bowing till one touches the ground with the forehead, nose, palms, knees and toes, and remaining in that position until one attains a relaxed state while glorifying God thrice or more in odd number of times.
Ṣalāt al-Janāzah is the Islamic funeral prayer; a part of the Islamic funeral ritual. The prayer is performed in congregation to seek pardon for the deceased and all dead Muslims. The Salat al-Janazah is a collective obligation upon Muslims i.e., if some Muslims take the responsibility of doing it, the obligation is fulfilled, but if no-one fulfils it, then all Muslims will be accountable. Performing the funeral prayer when the body is not present is generally not permitted in the Hanafi and Maliki madhhabs, is permitted in the Hanbali madhhab, and is recommended in the Shafi‘i madhhab.
Eid prayers, also referred to as Salat al-Eid, are holy holiday prayers in the Islamic tradition. The literal translation of the word "Eid" in Arabic is "festival" or "feast" and is a time when Muslims congregate with family and the larger Muslim community to celebrate.
Rukūʿ can refer to either of two things in Islam:
In Islam, a nafl prayer or supererogatory prayer, also called as Nawafil Prayers, is a type of optional Muslim salah. As with sunnah prayer, they are not considered obligatory but are thought to confer extra benefit on the person performing them. An example is the offering of four raka'ahs of "nafl" before the compulsory Zuhr prayers.
A Sunnah prayer is an optional or supererogatory salah that can be performed in addition to the five daily salah, which are compulsory for all Muslims. Sunnah prayer have different characteristics: some are done at the same time as the five daily compulsory prayers, some are done only at certain times, or only for specific occasions ; some have their own name and some are identified by how they are performed. The length of Sunnah prayer also varies.
Holy Du'ā is the mandatory Nizari Isma'ili prayer recited three times a day: Fajr prayer at dawn, Maghrib prayer at sundown and Isha prayer in the evening. Each Holy Du'a consists of 6 rakat, totaling 18 per day, as opposed to the 17 of Sunni and Twelver salat (namaz).
Sitting or kneeling is an integral part of salah, or Islamic prayer, along with bowing.
Salah, also known as namāz and also spelled salat, are prayers performed by Muslims. Facing the qibla, the direction of the Kaaba with respect to those praying, Muslims pray first standing and later kneeling or sitting on the ground, reciting prescribed prayers and phrases from the Quran as they bow and prostrate themselves in between. Salah is composed of prescribed repetitive cycles of bows and prostrations, called rakat. The number of rak'ahs, also known as units of prayer, varies from prayer to prayer. Ritual purity and wudu are prerequisites for performing the prayers.
Sujud Sahwi or Sajdah of forgetfulness occurs during the ritual salat prayer. Out of forgetfulness a person can either omit obligatory parts of salat (Qabli) or add to the salat (Ba'adi). In either cases the person corrects his/her salat by doing the Sujud Sahwi.
The signs prayer is one of the Muslim prayers that may be optional or mandatory depending on the specif conditions and the school of jurisprudence. When solar or lunar eclipses, earthquakes, thunder, or other natural phenomena happen, Muslims may have to pray Ṣalāt al-ʾĀyāt. In Twelver Shia Islam, al-Ayat Prayer consists of two Rakats, and there are five Ruku in each. It is for specific conditions and have been described in detail in resalah of marja's.
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ لَا إلَهَ إلَّا اللَّهُ وَاَللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلِلَّهِ الْحَمْد Takbír at-Tashreeq is the recitation of Alláhu Akbar Alláhu, lá'iláha 'ill-alláhu wa Alláhu akbar, Alláhu akbar wa lilláhil hamd.
In Islam, Raising hands in Dua is the action of using hands to invoke Allah in dua.
The Prostration of recitation is a prostration (sujud) which occurs during the ritual Tilawa of Quran in Salah or outside it.
Fajr nafl prayer is an Islamic prayer (salat) that is performed after the second adhan of dawn and before Fajr.
Chafa'a is an Islamic prayer (salat) that is performed at night after Isha or before Witr.
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