Fajr (prayer)
De fajr prayer, dem alternatively transliterate as fadjr prayer, wey dem sanso know as de subh prayer, be one of de five daily mandatory Islamic prayers (salah). E dey consist of two rak'a ("bows"), e be performed between de break of dawn den sunrise.[1][2] E be one of two prayers dem mention by name insyd de Qur'an.[3][4]
History den significance
[edit | edit source]During de Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Muslims begin fasting plus de fajr prayer.
Dem mention Fajr twice insyd de Qur'an. De verse insyd wich Muhammad be commanded to recite at dawn (11:114)[5] dem take as foundational for prescribing de times for prayer.[6]
Insyd Qur'an 17:78, dawn be one of de three times wey prayer for be performed.[7] According to Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti ein commentary on angels (Al-Haba'ik fi Akhbar al-Mala'ik), dis verse dey describe de witnessing of dawn prayer by de angels of de day den de night.[8]
Salat al-duha replace fajr as de morning prayer wen dem standardise de five prayers.[9]
Timings
[edit | edit source]De timings for de prayer be prescribed by de hadith.[10]
| School | Start time | End time |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmadi Islam | dawn[11] | a few minutes before sunrise [11] |
| Quranist Islam | dawn[12][13][14] | sunrise[12][13][14] |
| Shia Islam | true dawn[15] | sunrise [15] |
| Sunni Islam | "de true dawn" (al-fajr al-sadiq) de true dawn be indicated by a white line wey dey appear across de horizon, in contrast to "de false dawn" (al-fajr al-kadhib) shortly before wich appear as a vertical line.[16][15][17] | sunrise; insyd de Maliki school, til ifsar anaa til sunrise plus a valid excuse [15][17] |
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim world. Internet Archive. New York : Macmillan Reference USA : Thomson/Gale. 2004. ISBN 978-0-02-865603-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ Glassé, Cyril (2001). The new encyclopedia of Islam. Internet Archive. Walnut Creek, CA : AltaMira Press. ISBN 978-0-7591-0189-0.
- ↑ "Surah An-Nur - 58". Quran.com (in English). Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ↑ "Surah Al-Isra - 78". Quran.com (in English). Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ↑ Akhtar, Shabbir (31 October 2007). The Quran and the Secular Mind: A Philosophy of Islam (in English). Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-07255-2.
- ↑ Ilyas, Mohammad (1988). Astronomy of Islamic Times for the Twenty-first Century (in English). Mansell. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-7201-1983-1.
- ↑ Karic, Enes (3 July 2023). "Time in the Qur'an: An Introductory Overview". American Journal of Islam and Society (in English). 40 (1–2): 172–212. doi:10.35632/ajis.v39i3-4.3195. ISSN 2690-3741.
- ↑ Burge, Stephen (22 December 2015). Angels in Islam: Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti's al-Haba'ik fi akhbar al-mala'ik (in English). Routledge. p. 160. ISBN 978-1-136-50474-7.
- ↑ Biderman, Shlomo; Scharfstein, Ben-Ami (14 December 2023). Interpretation in Religion (in English). BRILL. p. 220. ISBN 978-90-04-45155-1.
- ↑ Bowker, John (1 January 2003). "Ṣalāt". The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (in English). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780192800947.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-280094-7.
- 1 2 "Glossary of Terms". Al Islam (in English). Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- 1 2 "True Islam - Number of Salat". Quran-Islam. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- 1 2 Yüksel, Edip; Shaiban, Layth Saleh al-; Schulte-Nafeh, Martha, eds. (2007). The Quran: A Reformist Translation. United States of America: Brainbow Press. p. 509. ISBN 978-0-9796715-0-0.
- 1 2 "10. How Can we Observe the Sala Prayers by Following the Quran Alone? - Edip-Layth - quranix.org". quranix.org. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- 1 2 3 4 "Prayer (Salat): According to Five Islamic Schools of Law Part 1". www.al-islam.org (in English). 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ↑ "Different Types of Adhan | Mohammad Zahid". www.inkoffaith.com. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- 1 2 "Times of the Prayer – Shaykh Muhammad al-'Arabi al-Qarawi" (in American English). 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
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