A Primer of Religious Knowledge — Page 25
� imings of S alāt Time of Fajr Morning S al a t is from the crack of dawn to the time of sun- rise, and in it, first offer two rak‘ a t 1 of Sunnah 2 and then two rak‘ a t of Far d [Obligatory]. Time of Z uhr Afternoon S al a t is from after noon [after the start of declin- ing of the sun] to the time when the shadow of everything 1. Rak‘at: One complete unit within Prayer, consisting of a number of different postures of the body with corresponding prescribed prayers, words of glorification and of praise of God. Plural is: rak‘ a t. [Publisher] 2. Sunnah : One of the types or categories of Prayer; less compul- sory than a Far d (Obligatory) Prayer, but more so than a Nafl (Supererogatory) one. [Publisher].