WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A Muslim is expected to pray ____ times a day facing Mecca
A
3
B
4
C
5
D
6
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Muslims are supposed to pray five times a day – at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset and evening.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most Muslims pray five times a day, with their prayers being known as Fajr (before dawn), Dhuhr (afternoon), Asr (late afternoon), Maghrib (after sunset), and Isha (nighttime), always facing towards the Kaaba.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the previous chapter we covered how to perform a rakah – or one unit of prayer. We are now going to combine 2, 3, or 4 rakah together to perform the 5 daily salah which are Fajr (dawn), Dhur (noon), Asr (afternoon), Maghrib (evening), and Isha (nightfall).

Detailed explanation-5: -Adhan is recited from the mosque five times daily, traditionally from the minaret. It is the first call summoning Muslims to enter the mosque for obligatory (fard) prayer (salah).

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