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As Islamic holidays begin the night before, Laylat al-Raghaib is celebrated on the Thursday night preceding the first Friday of the month of Rajab. [5] Followers of this tradition believe that if, on the first Thursday of Rajab , they recite a special set of prayers, they will be rewarded by the fulfillment of their wishes.
Ehya (Arabic: احیاء, Persian: اِحیا) or Vigil night [1] (spending the night in prayer) is one of the most important traditions among Shia Muslims. According to most commentators, vigil for the purpose of night prayer , as it appears from Surah Al-Muzzammil of the Quran was obligatory for about a year at the beginning of Islam, and ...
Dhu al-Qa'dah (Arabic: ذُو ٱلْقَعْدَة, Ḏū al-Qa ʿdah, IPA: [ðu‿l.qaʕ.dah]), also spelled Dhu al-Qi'dah or Zu al-Qa'dah, is the eleventh month in the Islamic calendar. It could possibly mean "possessor or owner of the sitting and seating place" - the space occupied while sitting or the manner of the sitting, pose or posture.
The Eid prayer is performed by the congregation in an open area such as a field, community center, or mosque. [15] No call to prayer is given for this Eid prayer, and it consists of only two rakaʿāt, with a variable amount of takbirs and other prayer elements depending on the branch of Islam observed. The Eid prayer is followed by the khutbah ...
Muharram is the first Islamic month on the 12-month Islamic lunar calendar. Its date changes every year on the solar Gregorian calendar. It goes back about 10 days earlier than it took place the ...
Friday prayer (Tehran, 2016), Ayatollah Jannati as the Imam of Friday Prayer. In Shia Islam, Salat al-Jum'ah is Wajib Takhyiri (at the time of Occultation), [34] [35] which means that there is an option to offer Jum'ah prayers, if its necessary, conditions are fulfilled, or to offer Zuhr prayers. Hence, if Salat al-Jum'ah is offered then it is ...
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 Islamic prophet Muhammad said of these months in his Hadith: "The time has turned its form on the day God created the heavens and the earth, the twelve months, including four sanctuaries; three of them sequential: Dhul Qa'dah, Dhu al-Hijjah and Muharram, as well as Rajab Mudar, between Jumada and Sha'baan."