rakʿah

Islam

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forms of Islamic prayer

  • Abu Darweesh Mosque
    In Islam: Prayer

    …to four genuflection units (rakʿah); each unit consists of a standing posture (during which verses from the Qurʾān are recited—in certain prayers aloud, in others silently), as well as a genuflection and two prostrations. At every change in posture, “God is great” is recited. Tradition has fixed the materials…

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