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Rukūʿ (Arabic: رُكوع, [rʊˈkuːʕ]) is the act of belt-low bowing in standardized prayers, where the backbone should be at rest. [1]Muslims in rukūʿ. In prayer, it refers to the bowing at the waist from standing on the completion of recitation of a portion of the Qur'an in Islamic formal prayers ().
In this General Assembly, the Arkansas Senate and Arkansas House of Representatives were both controlled by the Republicans. In the Senate, 26 senators were Republicans and 9 were Democrats. In the House, 76 representatives were Republicans, 24 were Democrats. A special session was called in March 2020 to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
The General Assembly of Arkansas is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Arkansas Senate with 35 members, and the lower Arkansas House of Representatives with 100 members. All 135 representatives and state senators represent an equal number of constituent districts.
In 1964, Dorathy M. Allen became the first woman elected to the Arkansas Senate. [3] During her time in office, she was the only woman in the Arkansas Senate. [4] Legislators met biennially until a 2008 ballot initiative created annual legislative sessions. [2] In 1992, voters approved term limits of two four-year terms. [2]
The Ninety-Third Arkansas General Assembly is the legislative body of the state of Arkansas in 2021 and 2022. The Arkansas Senate and Arkansas House of Representatives were both controlled by the Republicans. In the Senate, 28 senators were Republicans and 7 were Democrats. In the House, 78 representatives were Republicans and 22 were Democrats.
Legislative prayers are not confined to meetings of Congress or state legislatures, but may also be recited in the more intimate and familiar setting of local government meetings; The prayer portion of the meeting must be conducted only during a ceremonial part of the government body’s session, not mixed in with action on official policy
The Regular Session of the 94th General Assembly opened on January 9, 2023. [1] It adjourned sine die on May 1, 2023. [2] A special session was called by Governor of Arkansas Sarah Huckabee Sanders to begin September 11, 2023 to consider tax cuts and changes to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) law. [3] It ended after four days. [4]
The term is primarily used for the five daily prayers including the Friday prayer, which takes the place of the Dhuhr prayer and must be performed in a group of aibadat. Muslims believe the salah times were revealed by Allah to Muhammad. Prayer times are standard for Muslims in the world, especially the fard prayer times.