dawn prayer

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Etymology

Calque of Arabic صَلَاةُ الْفَجْرِ (ṣalātu l-fajri)

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dawn prayer (plural dawn prayers)

  1. (Islam) fajr, the first of the five daily prayers offered by practising Muslims.
    • 1975, Nawawi, Gardens of the Righteous, Page 198
      Ayesha relates that the Holy Prophet never omitted four raka'as before the noon prayer and two raka'as before the dawn Prayer.
    • 1990, Sahih Muslim, Being Traditions of the Sayings and Doings of the Prophet, book 4, number 1535
      The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) happened to pass by a person who was busy in praying while the (Fard of the) dawn prayer had commenced.
    • 2013, al-Shafii, The Epistle on Legal Theory, Page 239
      It is known with certainty that if someone prays one bowing of the dawn prayer before sunrise, and if someone prays one bowing of the afternoon prayer before sunset, then

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