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The Dhuhr prayer consists of four compulsory rak'a.In addition, there is a voluntary Sunnah prayer, although the details of it vary by branch of Islam.In Dhuhr, Al-Fatiha and the additional surah are to be read quietly or in a whisper (israr).
Salat al-Istikhaarah is a prayer offered when a Muslim needs guidance on a particular matter. To say this salah one should pray two rakats of non-obligatory salah to completion. After completion one should request Allah that which on is better. [ 64 ]
[1] [2] [3] Salawat is a plural form of salat (Arabic: صَلَاة) and from the triliteral root of ṣ-l-w (the letters ṣād-lām-wā, ص ل و) which literally means 'prayer' or 'send blessings upon'. [4] [5] Some Arabic philologists suggest that the meaning of the word "Salawat" varies depending on who uses the word and to whom it is used ...
The Duha prayer (Arabic: صَلَاة الضحى, Ṣalāt aḍ-Ḍuḥā) is the voluntary Islamic prayer between the obligatory Islamic prayers of Fajr and Dhuhr.. The time for this prayer begins when the sun has risen to the height of a spear, which is fifteen or twenty minutes after sunrise until just before the sun passes its zenith (after which the time for the dhuhr prayer begins).
In one instance, the Quran uses the term ṭarīq mustaqīm (a straight road). [3] Al-Tustari connects it to the term "sirāṭ al-mustaqīm" and suggests that the path of truth involves abandoning worldly transactions and formalities and instead striving to realize the truth. [4]
The most commonly accepted view about the origins of the surah is the view of Ibn Abbas, among others, that Al-Fatiha is a Meccan surah, although some believe that it is either a Medinan surah or was revealed in both Mecca and Medina. [2]
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 not necessary to offer Zuhr prayer.
The focus of this sura, once broken down into its many elements, can be seen as emphasizing principles of moderation. [2] The sura uses the mustard seed analogy to emphasize the degree to which God maintains his purview over man's actions, possibly emphasizing the fact that any evil or good deed no matter how small is recorded and will be brought out by Allah in the Day of Judgement. [3]