Zuhr prayer

The Zuhr prayer (Arabic: صَلَاة ٱلظُّهْر ṣalāt aẓ-ẓuhr, "noon prayer") is one of the five mandatory salah (Islamic prayer). As an Islamic day starts at sunset, the Zuhr prayer is technically the fourth prayer of the day.[1] If counted from midnight, it is the second prayer of the day.[2][3]

Zuhr prayer
Zenith of Noon in the Philippines
Official nameصلاة الظهر، صلاة الزوال
Also calledZenith prayer
Observed byMuslims
TypeIslamic
SignificanceA Muslim prayer offered to God at the noon hour of the morning
ObservancesSunnah prayers
BeginsZenith - Noon
EndsAfternoon
FrequencyDaily
Related toSalah, Siesta, Nap, Five Pillars of Islam
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It contains four units (rakaʿāt) and begins after the sun reaches its zenith.[4]

On Friday, the Zuhr prayer is replaced or preceded by Friday prayer which is obligatory for Muslim men who are above the age of puberty and meet certain requirements[5] to pray in congregation either in a mosque or with a group of Muslims.

The khutbah (sermon) is delivered by the imam.

It is also transliterated Dhuhr, Duhr, Thuhr or Luhar.

The five daily prayers collectively are one pillar of the Five Pillars of Islam, in Sunni Islam, and one of the ten Ancillaries of the Faith (Furū al-Dīn) according to Shia Islam.

See also

References
  1. The Islamic date (Hijri date) starts after Maghrib – Permanent Committee, AbdurRahman website, Published 9 September 2009, Retrieved 23 May 2020
  2. see 'Glossary', Retrieved 12 July 2020
  3. Significance of Offering The Isha Prayer and Its Benefits, QuranReading website, Published 29 January 2015, Retrieved 14 May 2017
  4. "Salat al-Duhr". Oxford Islamic Studies Online. Archived from the original on 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2019-10-25. Noon prayer. Second of five mandatory daily prayers (salat), containing four cycles (rakah). Performed immediately after the sun reaches its zenith. Given the restrictions of modern business hours, it is increasingly being performed in the workplace during lunch breaks. On Fridays it is part of the communal prayers (jumah).
  5. "Sunan Abi Dawud 1067 - Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat) - كتاب الصلاة - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)". sunnah.com. Retrieved 2023-05-08.


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