Muslim Festivals and Ceremonies — Page 8
Friday Prayer Service in progress in Basharat Mosque Spain. The leader of the Ahmadiyya. Muslim Community Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad is delivering a sermon. . Friday, a Holy Day for Muslims. Importance of Friday Prayer. Of all the religious obligations of a Muslim, the most important is Prayer of Salat. It is compulsory for all Muslims, men and women equally. The Holy Quran says:. Observe Prayer in the prescribed form. It is enjoined on the believers to be performed at its appointed times (4:104). . There are five daily Prayers:FAJR offered before sunrise. . ZUHR-offered at noon when the sun begins to decline. . ASR offered in the afternoon. . MAGHRIB offered just after sunset. . ISHA—offered in the evening. . In addition to these compulsory Prayers, there are other. Prayers, for example the late evening Prayer during Ramadhan called 'TARAVEEH' and the early morning Prayer called 'TAHAJJUD'. 8