The Zuhr prayer ( ar, صَلَاة ٱلظُّهْر ', "noon prayer") is one of the five

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salah (, plural , romanized: or Old Arabic ͡sˤaˈloːh, ( or Old Arabic ͡sˤaˈloːtʰin construct state) ), also known as ( fa, نماز) and also spelled , are prayers performed by Muslims. Facing the , the direction of the Kaaba with ...

(Islamic prayer). As an Islamic day starts at sunset, the Zuhr prayer is technically the fourth prayer of the day.The Islamic date (Hijri date) starts after Maghrib – Permanent Committee
AbdurRahman website, Published 9 September 2009, Retrieved 23 May 2020 If counted from midnight, it is the second prayer of the day.see 'Glossary'
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QuranReading website, Published 29 January 2015, Retrieved 14 May 2017 It contains four units ( rakaʿāt) and begins after the sun reaches its

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. On Friday, the Zuhr prayer is replaced or preceded by

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which is obligatory for Muslim men who are above the age of puberty and meet certain requirements to pray in congregation either in a

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or with a group of Muslims. The khutbah is given by the

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. It is also transliterated Dhuhr, Duhr, Thuhr or Luhar. The five daily prayers collectively are one pillar of the Five Pillars of Islam, in

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, and one of the ten Ancillaries of the Faith (''Furū al-Dīn'') according to

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