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Ṣalāh

صلاة

ركعة

Rakʿah

Definition

One unit of prayer — standing, bowing, two prostrations, and a short sitting.

Example

Fajr has 2 rakʿāt, Ẓuhr and ʿIshāʾ have 4, Maghrib has 3.

See also

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Rukūʿ

The bow in ṣalāh — back flat, hands on the knees, saying Subḥāna Rabbiya-l-ʿAẓīm.

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Sujūd

Prostration — touching forehead, nose, palms, knees and toes to the ground, saying Subḥāna Rabbiya-l-Aʿlā.

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Qiyām

Standing in ṣalāh — the opening posture in which al-Fātiḥah is recited.

All glossary terms

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