CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Saudi Arabia has officially allowed businesses to remain open during the five daily Muslim prayers, a highly sensitive reform in a kingdom which is trying to shake off its austere image.

Detailed explanation-2: -Commercial outlets open at 9:30am and close at 1pm, then re-open at 4 or 5pm, and remain open until about 10pm. Muslim prayer time also has to be taken into account. At each prayer time, shops, businesses, banks and government offices close for 20 to 30 minutes.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is permissible to pray at home, at work, or even outdoors; however it is recommended that Muslims perform salah in a mosque.

Detailed explanation-4: -Every Muslim is obligated to pray five times a day - Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha. The prayer called Salah is prayed in the congregation every day at dawn, post noon, during the evening, at the evening, and at night. Here is all you need to know about the Muslim prayer.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Five Times of Prayer are not explicitly written in the Quran, although they’re certainly implied. Quran verses about prayer times could be interpreted from the below examples: The Surah 11 Hud, Ayat 114-114 reads, “And establish the Prayer at the two ends of the day and in the first hours of the night.