The Zuhr prayer (Arabic: صَلَاة ٱلظُّهْر ṣalāt aẓ-ẓuhr, "noon prayer") is one of the five mandatory salah (Islamic prayer). As an Islamic day starts at sunset, the Zuhr prayer is technically the fourth prayer of the day.[1] If counted from midnight, it is the second prayer of the day.[2][3]
It contains four units (rakaʿāt) and begins after the sun reaches its zenith.[4]
On Friday, the Zuhr prayer is replaced or preceded by Friday prayer,[4][5] which is obligatory for Muslim men who are above the age of puberty and meet certain requirements to pray in congregation either in a mosque or with a group of Muslims.
The sermon is given by the imam.
It is also transliterated Dhuhr, Duhr or Thuhr.
The five daily prayers collectively are one pillar of the Five Pillars of Islam, in Sunni Islam, and one of the ten Practices of the Religion (Furū al-Dīn) according to Shia Islam.
Name variations
| Region/country | Language | Main |
|---|---|---|
| Arab World | Arabic | صلاة الظهر (ṣalāt aẓ-ẓuhr) |
| Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan | Persian | نماز پشین ،نماز ظهر (namâz-e zohr/namâz-e peshīn) |
| Afghanistan, Pakistan | Pashto | ماسپښین (māspaҳēn) |
| Pakistan, India | Urdu, Hindi | نماز ظہر नमाज़-ए ज़ुह्र |
| Turkey | Turkish | Öğle namazı |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakh | Бесін намазы (Besin namazy) |
| Azerbaijan | Azeri | Zöhr namazı |
| Albania, Kosovo | Albanian | Namaz i mesditës |
| Balkans | Bosnian | Podne-namaz |
| Bengal | Bengali | যোহর/যুহর (Zuhor) |
| Greater Somalia (Somalia, Djibouti, Somali Region) | Somali | Salaada Duhur |
| Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia (nationwide) | Indonesian, Bahasa Melayu | Salat zuhur, Solat zuhur |
| Indonesia (West Java, Banten) | Basa Sunda | Lohor |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbek | Peshin namozi |
| Iraqi Kurdistan | Sorani | نوێژی نیوەڕۆ |
References
- ^ The Islamic date (Hijri date) starts after Maghrib – Permanent Committee, AbdurRahman website, Published 9 September 2009, Retrieved 23 May 2020
- ^ see 'Glossary', Retrieved 12 July 2020
- ^ Significance of Offering The Isha Prayer and Its Benefits, QuranReading website, Published 29 January 2015, Retrieved 14 May 2017
- ^ a b "Salat al-Duhr". Oxford Islamic Studies Online. Archived from the original on 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
Noon prayer. Second of five mandatory daily prayers (salat), containing four cycles (rakah). Performed immediately after the sun reaches its zenith. Given the restrictions of modern business hours, it is increasingly being performed in the workplace during lunch breaks. On Fridays it is part of the communal prayers (jumah).
- ^ "salat | Definition & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-10-25.