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− If a person is traveling by any means of transportation which precludes his standing up for Prayer, nor he can get off from the vehicle, he can offer his prayer while seated and the condition of facing towards the Qibla would not be mandatory in this situation. He should face in the direction in which the mount, vehicle, boat or airplane, etc. , is moving, if possible. If travelers are offering their congregational Prayer behind an Imam − who is a local inhabitant, they have to follow the and offer four Imam − Rak‘at Zuhr ‘Asr ‘Isha’ for , and Prayers. The rule of concession would − ± ± − not apply in that case. But if the person leading the Prayer, i. e. the , is Imam − a traveler, then he will shorten his Prayer accordingly and the travelers in the congregation will also finish their Prayer with the , while those Imam − who are not on a journey will stand up when the has recited the Imam − salutations to mark the end of the Prayer and complete their Prayer: ɼ»A ÒÀYi Ë Á¸Î¼§ ÂÝn» A ê Õ å ä æ ä ä æ å æ ä ä å ä ì ä assalamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullah − ± − Peace be upon you and the mercy of God (Salat: The Muslim Prayer Book, Islam International ± − − Publications, London, UK, pp 63-64) Pre-requisites and Conditions Regarding Offering of Prayers Some pre-requisites and conditions exist regarding the offering of Prayers. They are as follows: i. : The intention to perform Determination of the Intention a Prayer must be made prior to the beginning of the Prayer. ii. The Prayer should be offered within the fixed time allotted 103