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  2. Iqama - Wikipedia

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    The word iqāma itself is multivalent, but its most common meaning outside the inauguration of prayer is in the context of immigration law, referring to a long-term visa for a foreign national. In some cases, as in Egypt , it is a stamp on the foreigner's passport; in others (as in Morocco and Saudi Arabia ) it is a separate identity document ...

  3. Iftar Cannon - Wikipedia

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    An Ordnance QF 25-pounder used as the Iftar Cannon at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. The Iftar Cannon (Madfa al-ifṭār, Arabic: مدفع الافطار, literally "cannon for breaking the fast") is a long-held tradition that began in Egypt and spread to several surrounding Muslim countries.

  4. Salah times - Wikipedia

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    Sundial indicating prayer times, situated in the courtyard of the Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia. Author: Keith Roper. Salat times are prayer times when Muslims perform salat. 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.

  5. Fixed prayer times - Wikipedia

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    From the time of the early Church, the practice of seven fixed prayer times has been taught, which traces itself to the Prophet David in Psalm 119:164. [12] In Apostolic Tradition, Hippolytus instructed Christians to pray seven times a day, "on rising, at the lighting of the evening lamp, at bedtime, at midnight" and "the third, sixth and ninth hours of the day, being hours associated with ...

  6. Islamic religious police - Wikipedia

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    They monitor observance of the dress code, gender segregation in public spaces, and whether shops are closed during prayer times. [39] Established in its best known form in the mid-1970s, [4] by the early 2010s, the committee was estimated to have 3,500–4,000 officers on the streets, assisted by thousands of volunteers and administrative ...

  7. Egypt warns visiting US general on Lebanon risk - AOL

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    Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned America's top general during a meeting on Sunday of the dangers of a major conflict in Lebanon. Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones at ...

  8. Agpeya - Wikipedia

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    The Agpeya (Coptic: Ϯⲁⲅⲡⲓⲁ, Arabic: أجبية) is the Coptic Christian "Prayer Book of the Hours" or breviary, and is equivalent to the Shehimo in the Syriac Orthodox Church (another Oriental Orthodox Christian denomination), as well as the Byzantine Horologion and Roman Liturgy of the Hours used by the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church, respectively.

  9. Coptic Orthodox Church - Wikipedia

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    Arabic Coptic Prayer book, 1760. In 969, Egypt entered the Fatimid dynasty (in Egypt from 969 to 1171), who adopted a largely favorable attitude toward the Christians. The major exception to this was the persecution led by Caliph al-Hakim between 1004 and 1013, which included clothing regulations, prohibition of publicly celebrating Christian ...