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EASY GUIDE FOR NEW MUSLIMS
1) THE FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM.
1.2) PRAYER
Praying five times a day, an obligation on all Muslims, becomes our personal communion with God and is the foundation of our daily life. Prayer becomes the medium through which we search for peace, for inspiration, for protection against sinning, repentance, among many other things. It is therefore of paramount importance that you learn how to pray properly.
The best way to learn how to pray is through the help of another Muslim. Befriend a good practicing Muslim and ask him/her for help, but to get you started the following explanation should prove to be useful. As we mentioned above it is our duty to Allah to pray five times a day. Each prayer should be performed within the timeframes as described below, with the starting and ending times for each one being available at most mosques or better yet, on-line.
PRAYER TIME FRAME
1
Morning Prayer (Fajr).Two rakahs
Begins about one hour and twenty minutes before sunrise and ends about ten minutes before sunrise. It is recited out loud
2
Noon Prayer (Zuhr). Four rakahs
Begins when the sun passes the meridian and ends about two and a half hours afterwards. It is recited in silence
3
Afternoon Prayer (Asr). Four rakahs
Begins from the time the noon prayer time ends and ends about 10 minutes before sunset. It is recited in silcence.
4
Sunset Prayer (Maghrib). Three rakahs
Begins soon after sunset and ends before darkness approaches. The first two rakahs are recited out loud, and the third is recited in silence.
5
Night Prayer (Isha). Four rakahs
Begins from the time the sunset prayer ends and extends till just before the morning prayer. The first two rakahs are recited out loud, and the last two recited in silence.
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