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THE QURAN
IV
of the prayer, however, is prohibited except in case of sickness or
fear of incurring harm to one's self.
The required prayers are the five daily ones including the Friday
prayer:
1. Early Morning prayer:
Two
rak'as
(bowing and kneeling).
Its period is between dawn and sunrise.
2. Noon prayer:
Four
rak'as
, between noon and mid-afternoon.
3. Afternoon prayer:
Four
rak'as
between the time when the
shadow begins to become equal to it cause and sunset.
4. Sunset prayer:
Three
rak'as,
between sunset and early
evening.
5.
Evening prayer:
Four
rak'as
from disappearance of twilight
until dawn.
6. Friday prayer:
Two
rak'as
to be performed following the
sermon. It has to be performed in congregation in a mosque.
Should those conditions be unmet, then it has to be replaced by
midday (noon) prayer.
Funeral Prayer:
A prayer for the dead is enjoined. It consists
of expression of intention (
niyya
) and four
takbira
(Allah is
Great). First
takbira
is followed by reading
al-Fatiha
(the
Opening Sura of the Quran); the second is followed by invoking
prayer for the Prophet; the third is followed by a prayer for the
dead; and the fourth is followed by a prayer for one's self and all
Muslims. The whole prayer is ended with
al-Slam
.