dawn prayer
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Arabic صَلَاةُ الْفَجْرِ (ṣalātu l-fajri)
Noun
[edit]dawn prayer (plural dawn prayers)
- (Islam) fajr, the first of the five daily prayers offered by practising Muslims.
- 1975, Nawawi, Gardens of the Righteous, Page 198
- Ayesha relates that the Holy Prophet never omitted four raka'as before the noon prayer and two raka'as before the dawn Prayer.
- 1990, Sahih Muslim, Being Traditions of the Sayings and Doings of the Prophet, book 4, number 1535
- The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) happened to pass by a person who was busy in praying while the (Fard of the) dawn prayer had commenced.
- 2013, al-Shafii, The Epistle on Legal Theory, Page 239
- It is known with certainty that if someone prays one bowing of the dawn prayer before sunrise, and if someone prays one bowing of the afternoon prayer before sunset, then […]
- 1975, Nawawi, Gardens of the Righteous, Page 198
Synonyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]fajr — see fajr