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The Arabic word raka'ah (pl. rakaat) refers to one unit of Islamic prayer, or Salat. Each daily prayer is made up of a different number of rakaat:

  • Fajr -- The dawn prayer: 2 rakaat
  • Dhuhr -- The noon prayer: 4 rakaat
  • Asr -- The afternoon prayer: 4 rakaat
  • Maghrib -- The sunset prayer: 3 rakaat
  • Isha -- The night prayer: 4 rakaat

The Friday prayer consists of 2 rakaat and is prayed in place of the Dhuhr prayer on Friday.

What constitutes a Raka'ah?

  • Takbeer
  • Supplications
  • Recitation of Sura Fatiha
  • Recitation after Sura Fatiha
  • Rukoo (Bowing)
  • Straightening up from Rukoo
  • Sujud (The prostration)
  • Rising from Sajdah
  • The second Sajdah
  • Tashahuud
  • Tasleem (The salutation)
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