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Salat al-Istikhaara (Arabic: صلاة الاستخارة), which translates as Prayer of Seeking Counsel, is a prayer recited by Muslims who seek guidance from God when facing a decision in their life. The prayer, known as salah in Arabic, is performed in two units of prayer or raka'ah followed by the supplication of Salat al-Istikhaara.
Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) divides human actions into five categories, known as "the five rulings" (al-aḥkām al-khamsa), and acts of worship will be classified accordingly; mandatory (farḍ or wājib), recommended (mandūb or mustaḥabb), neutral (mubāḥ), reprehensible (makrūh), and forbidden (ḥarām).
The Verse of Light (Arabic: آیة النور, romanized: āyat an-nūr) is the 35th verse of the 24th surah of the Quran . It has often been closely associated with Sufi thought, primarily because of al-Ghazali's commentary on it, entitled Mishkat al-Anwar (Niche of the Lights). [1]
Compared to regular compulsory prayer. Sohaib Sultan states that the steps for Sunnah prayer (Takbir, al-Fatihah, etc.) are exactly the same as for five daily obligatory prayers, but varying depending on the prayer are the number of rakat [3] (also rakʿah (Arabic: ركعة rakʿah, pronounced; plural: ركعات rakaʿāt), which is a unit of prayer.
In Shia Islam, Salat al-Jum'ah is Wajib Takhyiri (at the time of Occultation), [35] [36] 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.
In fajr, Al-Fatiha and the additional surah are to be read aloud (jahr), as during Maghrib and Isha. [7] It is commonly performed silently when waking up in the morning. [8] The prayer includes wudu (ritual purification) and salat (ritual prayer). [9] Fajr replaced salat al-duha as the morning prayer before the five prayers were standardized. [10]
Double-page from the Qur'an with chapter heading and the first five verses of the sura An-Nur (left side). Iran, 1186. An-Nur [1] (Arabic: النور, romanized: an-nūr, lit. 'The Light') is the 24th chapter of the Quran with 64 verses. The surah takes its name, An Nur, from verse 35. [2]
These prayers involve the recitation of long portions of the Quran and can consist of up to 20 rak'ahs (cycles of prostration in Islamic prayer). A key feature of Tarawih is the completion of the Quran during the month, with one Juz' (section) recited each night in congregational prayers at the mosque. While the number of rak'ahs may vary ...