Fajr prayer
The Fajr prayer (Arabic: صلاة الفجر ṣalāt al-fajr, "dawn prayer") is one of the five mandatory salah (Islamic prayer), to be performed anytime starting from the moment of dawn, but not after sunrise. The Isha prayer, which is the daily prayer directly before the Fajr prayer, usually does not take place after midnight (depending on location).
| Fajr prayer | |
|---|---|
| Official name | صلاة الفجر، صلاة الصبح، صلاة الغداة |
| Also called | Dawn prayer |
| Observed by | Muslims |
| Type | Islamic |
| Significance | A Muslim prayer offered to God at the dawn hour of the morning. |
| Observances | Fajr nafl prayer (رغيبة الفجر) |
| Begins | Astronomical Dawn |
| Ends | Sunrise |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Related to | Salah, Qunut, Five Pillars of Islam |
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The Fajr prayer is mentioned by name in the Quran at sura 24 (An-Nur) ayah 58. Inspired by the tafsir of the two hadiths that were transmitted on behalf of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the worth of the Fajr daily prayer is explained as being God's most-favoured prayer since others are asleep.
It is also mentioned by the name in the first verse of a Sura that was named after it, Surat al-Fajr.
The start of Fajr prayer time marks the beginning of an Islamic fast. During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the fasts are obligatory , under the pillar of (sawm).
The five daily prayers collectively are one pillar of the Five Pillars of Islam, in Sunni Islam, and one of the ten Practices of the Religion (Furū al-Dīn) according to Shia Islam.