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It is a common Arabic expression, used in various contexts by Muslims and Arabs around the world: in formal Salah (prayer), [4] in the Adhan (Islamic call to prayer), [5] in Hajj, as an informal expression of faith, in times of distress or joy, or to express resolute determination or defiance. The phrase is the official motto of Iran and Iraq.
Equation of time Declination of the sun. To calculate prayer times two astronomical measures are necessary, the declination of the sun and the difference between clock time and sundial clock. This difference being the result of the eccentricity of the Earth's orbit and the inclination of its axis, it is called the equation of time. The ...
Salah (Arabic: ٱلصَّلَاةُ, romanized: aṣ-Ṣalāh) is the principal form of worship in Islam. Facing the Kaaba in Mecca, it consists of units called rak'ah (specific set of movements), during which the Quran is recited, and prayers from the Sunnah are typically said. The number of rak'ah varies from prayer to prayer.
According to the Ja'fari and Zaydi schools of thought the time period within which the Asr prayer must be recited is the following: Time begins: once the Dhuhr prayer (mid-day daily prayer) has been recited. [8] Time ends: at the beginning of the setting of the Sun. However, it is very important to recite the prayer as soon as the time begins.
Friday prayer. In Islam, Friday prayer, or Congregational prayer[ 1 ] (Arabic: صَلَاة ٱلْجُمُعَة, romanized:Ṣalāh al-Jumuʿa) is a community prayer service held once a week on Fridays. [ 2 ] All Muslim men are expected to participate at a mosque with certain exceptions due to distance and situation. [ 3 ]
In the days preceding Eid al-Adha and during the Eid and Tashreeq days, Muslims recite the takbir. [32] [33] Like on Eid al-Fitr, the Eid prayer is performed on Eid al-Adha any time after sunrise and before the Zuhr prayer. In the event of a force majeure, the prayer may be delayed to the day after, or the second day after Eid. [34]
A general unit or cycle of salah called raka'ah is commenced while standing and saying the takbir, which is الله أَڪْبَر (transliteration "Allahu-akbar", meaning God is Greatest). The hands are raised level with shoulders or level with top of the ears, with fingers apart and not spaced out or together.
Eid al-Fitr falls on the first day of Shawwal in the Islamic calendar; this does not always fall on the same Gregorian day, as the start of any lunar Hijri month varies based on when the new moon is sighted by local religious authorities. The holiday is known under various other names in different languages and countries around the world.