[ < 1 min read ] بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم Imam (Arabic: إمام, plural: أئمة) is an Islamic leadership position. Imam is most commonly used as the title of worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead worship services such as salah, serve as community leaders, and provide religious guidance.
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[ < 1 min read ] بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم Taslim (تسليم) is the concluding portion of the salah where one recites السلام عليكم ورحمة الله (“Peace and blessings of God be unto you”) once while facing the right, and once more while facing the left.
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Salah Al-Jama‘ah
[ < 1 min read ] بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم Salah al-jama’ah (Congregational Prayer) or prayer in congregation (jama’ah) is considered to have more social and spiritual benefit than praying by oneself. When praying in congregation, the people stand in straight parallel rows behind the chosen Imam, facing the qibla. The prayer is performed as usual, with the congregation following the… Read More
[ < 1 min read ] بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم The Takbir (Arabic: تَكْبِير, “magnification [of God]”) is the Arabic phrase Allāhu Akbar (ٱللَّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ, pronounced)), meaning “Allah (God) is the greatest”. It is a common Arabic expression, used in various contexts by Muslims and Arabs across the world: in Salah (prayer), in the Adhan (call to prayer), as an informal… Read More
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Friday Prayer
[ < 1 min read ] بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم Juma (Arabic: جُمُعَة; lit. “Friday”) is the holiest day of the week on which special congregational prayers are offered. On Fridays, Muslims take special care in wearing clean clothes, bathing, and may include preparing special meals on this day. Friday prayers (Arabic: ٱلْجُمُعَة صَلَاة) take place in the afternoon instead of… Read More
[ < 1 min read ] بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم A rakaah (Arabic: ركعة plural: ركعات rakaat), is a single iteration of prescribed movements and supplications performed by Muslims as part of the prescribed obligatory prayer known as salah. Each of the five daily prayers observed by Muslims consists of several rakaat.
[ < 1 min read ] بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم Islam emphasizes the importance of providing care for children in general, including caring for orphans and abandoned children. Fiqh books include specific chapters discussing the rulings related to the care of abandoned children to ensure that we obey Allah s.w.t’s commands to exercise every child’s rights and preserve their safety and… Read More
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Isha’ Prayer
[ < 1 min read ] بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم The Isha’ prayer (Arabic: العشاء صلاة “night prayer”) is one of the five mandatory salah. It is a four rakaat prayer. The two Sunnah rakaat following the Isha’ are highly recommended, and so is the three rakaat Witr. A few optional prayers can be performed after the Isha’ prayer, including the… Read More
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Maghrib Prayer
[ < 1 min read ] بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم The Maghrib prayer (Arabic: المغرب صلاة “sunset prayer”) is one of the five mandatory salah. The period for Maghrib prayer starts just after sunset, following Asr prayer, and ends at the beginning of the night, the start of the Isha prayer. The first two fard rakaats are prayed aloud by the… Read More
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Asr Prayer
[ < 1 min read ] بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم The Asr prayer (Arabic: العصر صلاة “afternoon prayer”) is one of the five mandatory salah. The Asr prayer consists of four obligatory rakaat. As with Zuhr prayer, if performed in the congregation, the imam is silent except when announcing the takbir, i’tidal, and taslim. The period of Asr prayer begins approximately… Read More