glossary of islamic terms.pdf - YasSarNal QuR'aN

Salat ٙلاــــــــ
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Prayers. There are five daily obligatory prayers in
Islam,consisting of fixed sets of standings,
bowings, prostrations and sittings in worship to
Allah. These are called Rak 'at. The number of
Rak'at in each prayer and their timings are:
1. Fajr - dawn - two Rak'at.
2. Duhr - noon - four Rak'at.
3. 'Asr - afternoon - four Rak' at.
4. Maghreb - sunset - three Rak'at.
5. Isha - late evening - four Rak'at.
These five Salat are one of the Arkan of islam. See
Arkan.It is necessary to be in Ghusl and in Wudu when
doing the Salat. For voluntary Salat: See NafiIah.
One of the eight gates of Jannah (Paradise). See
Jannah.
Salatud_duha ٠ؾُٚا حلإ
A Nafl Salat that is prayed after sunrise and before noon.
Salatul Janaza Funeral prayer ٙىب٘غُا حلإ
Funeral prayer. It is permitted to do Salatul Janaza only over
the dead bodies of Muslims. This prayer is done in the standing
position only, and usually immediately before the burial. It
contains four Takbirs:
1. After the first Takbir - read Suratul Fatiha.
2. After the second Takbir - recite any Dua'a for the
Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace,but it is preferred to do the
Tashahhud (see Tashahhud)and the Salat aI-
Ibrahimiya: "AIlahumma salle 'ala Muhammad wa
'ala alec Muhammad kama salaira Ibrahim wa 'ala
alee Ibrahim; fill 'alameen innaka hameedun
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