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Al-Fatiha (Arabic: ٱلۡفَاتِحَةِ, romanized: al-Fātiḥa, lit. 'the Opening') is the first chapter of the Quran. It consists of seven verses which consist of a prayer for guidance and mercy. [1] Al-Fatiha is recited in Muslim obligatory and voluntary prayers, known as salah. The primary literal meaning of the expression "Al-Fatiha ...
t. e. Salah (Arabic: ٱلصَّلَاةُ, romanized: aṣ-Ṣalāh) is the principal form of worship in Islam. Facing 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.
Tashahhud. The Tashahhud (Arabic: تَشَهُّد, meaning "testimony [of faith]"), also known as at-Tahiyyat (Arabic: ٱلتَّحِيَّات), is the portion of the Muslim prayer where the person kneels or sits on the ground facing the qibla (direction of Mecca), glorifies God, and greets Muhammad and the "righteous servants of God ...
1997. The Saheeh International translation is an English-language translation of the Quran that has been used by Islam 's most conservative adherents. [1] Published by the Publishing House (dar), dar Abul Qasim in Saudi Arabia, it is one of the world's most popular Quran translations. [2]
The Fajr prayer (Arabic: صَلَاةُ الْفَجْر, romanized: Ṣalāt al-Fajr) is one of the salah (daily Islamic prayer) offered in the early morning. Consisting of two rak'a (units), it is performed between the break of dawn and sunrise [1][2]. It is one of two prayers mentioned by name in the Quran. [3][4] Due to its timing, Islamic ...
Early Quranic manuscripts. In Muslim tradition the Quran is the final revelation from God, Islam 's divine text, delivered to the Islamic prophet Muhammad through the angel Jibril (Gabriel). Muhammad's revelations were said to have been recorded orally and in writing, through Muhammad and his followers up until his death in 632 CE. [1]
During prayers, the Quran is recited only in Arabic. Someone who has memorized the entire Quran is called a hafiz. Ideally, verses are recited with a special kind of prosody reserved for this purpose called tajwid. During the month of Ramadan, Muslims typically complete the recitation of the whole Quran during tarawih prayers.
Al-Asr (Arabic: العصر, romanized: al-ʻaṣr, The Declining Day, Eventide, The Epoch, Time) is the 103rd chapter of the Qur’ān, the Muslim holy book. It contains three āyāt or verses. Surat al-‘Asr is the third shortest chapter after Al-Kawthar and Al-Nasr , being shorter than Al-Nasr by only two words in the 3rd verse.