A Primer of Religious Knowledge — Page 69
Glossary Adh a n: The Islamic call to Prayer. ‘A s r: The third of the five daily Prayer services, offered any time between the time when the sun starts declining and sunset. Du‘ a- ul-Qun u t: Arabic name of the special prayer recited in the last Rak‘at of Witr Prayer. Dur u d Shar i f: Also S al a t ‘alan- Nabiyy. Invocation of blessings upon the Holy Prophet of Islam, Muhammad s as. Eid Prayers: Offered on the occa- sion of Eid al-Fitr which occurs upon the end of Ramadan and Eid-ul-Adha two months and ten days later. The time for Eid Prayers is before noon. Like Fri- day Prayer, Eid Prayer is always offered in congregation. No Adh a n or Iq a mah is called for Eid Prayers. Fajr: The first of the five daily Prayer services, offered any time during the period starting from dawn and ending a few minutes before sunrise. Fara’i d : Plural form of Far d. Far d (plural Fara’i d ): Compulsory or obligatory, used when de- scribing categories of Prayers or constituent parts of Prayer. H ajj: Pilgrimage to the Ka‘bah in Makkah, Arabia; also known as the fifth pillar of Islam. Imam: The person who leads a congregational Prayer service. ‘Ish a ’: The fifth and last of the five daily Prayer services, offered any time between nightfall and mid- night, or before going to bed.