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The word (, pl. ركعات '') refers to one unit of Islamic prayer, or ''Salah''. Each daily prayer is made up of a different number of ''raka'at'':

★ ''Fajr'' — The dawn prayer: 2 ''raka'at''

★ ''Dhuhr'' — The noon prayer: 4 ''raka'at''

★ ''Asr'' — The afternoon prayer: 4 ''raka'at''

★ ''Maghrib'' — The sunset prayer: 3 ''raka'at''

★ ''Isha'a'' — The night prayer: 4 ''raka'at''
The Friday prayer consists of 2 ''raka'at'' and is prayed in place of the ''Dhuhr'' prayer on Friday.

Contents

What constitutes a Raka'ah?

What constitutes a Raka'ah?

★ ''Takbir''

★ Supplications ¹

★ Recitation of ''Sura Fatiha''

★ Recitation of another sura

★ ''Ruk'u'' (Bowing)

★ Straightening up from ''Ruk'u''

★ Sujudun (The prostration)

★ Rising from Sajdah

★ The second ''Sajdah''

★ Tashahuud ²

★ Tasleem (The salutation) ³
'¹' Only performed in the first ''raka'ah'' of the prayer.

'²' Only first half of it is performed in the second ''raka'ah'' in a 3/4-Raka'ah prayer like Al-zuhr(4) or Al Maghreb(3), whereas all of it is performed in the final (last) raka'ah in any standard ''n''-Raka'ah prayer (Salah).

'³' Only performed in the final ''raka'ah'' of the prayer.