LESSON NO: 9 - TIMINGS OF SALAAT (PRAYER)
Q 1: How many times is prayer to be offered every day?
A. Prayer is obligatory five times a day (day night: 24 hours).
Q 2: What are the names of prayers?
- Salaat-ul-Fajr (the early morning prayer)
- Salaat-ul-Zuhr (afternoon prayer)
- Salaat-ul-Asr (late afternoon prayer)
- Salaat-ul-Maghrib (evening prayer)
- Salaat-ul-'Ishaa (night prayer)
Q 3: What is the appointed time of each prayer?
A. The appointed time of Fajr begins at dawn and ends at sunrise. Zuhr time begins when the sun has passed the meridian and lasts till the shadow of everything doubles excepting the real shadow. Asr time begins when the Zuhr time ends and lasts until before sunset. Maghrib time begins after the sun has set and lasts till the complete disappearance of evening twilight. 'Ishaa time begins after the evening twilight has vanished and lasts until before dawn.