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− Sunnah Rak at of Vitr. , and three ‘ − Friday is the holy day for Muslims. They worship with a congregational service held at time of Prayer. The Service involves Zuhr ± deliverance of a sermon ( ) by the This is known as Khutbah Imam. ± − Jumu ah Jumu ah ‘ ‘ Prayer. The Prayer service is described in detail later on. Timings of the Prayers God Almighty says in the Holy Qur’an: − jV°»A ÆAj³ Ë ½Î»A μn« Ó»A oÀr»A ºÌ»f» Ñ̼v»A ³A ‘ ê È æ ä æ ä Ð æ å ä ê æ ì ê ä ä Ð ê ê æ ì ê æ å å ê ä Ð ì ê ê ä aqimissalata li dulu kishshamsi ila ghasa qillaili wa qur’anal ± ± − − − − fajr Observe Prayer at the declining and paling of the sun on to the darkness of the night. (17:79) For each of the five obligatory Prayers, there is an appointed time fixed in relation to the sun's position. Fajr: The time of the or morning Prayer begins with Fajr dawn and ends before sunrise. Optional Prayers are not recommended between Prayer and sunrise. Fajr Zuhr: The time of the or middle of the day Prayer, Zuhr ± ± begins after the sun has crossed the Zenith point and has begun to decline. ‘Asr: The time of the Prayer is when the sun has ‘Asr ± ± further advanced in decline and reaches a point nearly halfway between the beginning of decline and sunset, which we may call late afternoon, but not very late. It ends up quite some time before 100