dawn prayer

English

Etymology

Calque of Arabic صَلَاةُ الْفَجْرِ (ṣalātu l-fajri)

Noun

dawn prayer (plural dawn prayers)

1. (Islam) fajr, the first of the five daily prayers offered by practising Muslims.
   • 1975, Nawawi, Gardens of the Righteous, Page 198

     Ayesha relates that the Holy Prophet never omitted four raka'as before the noon prayer and two raka'as before the dawn Prayer.

   • 1990, Sahih Muslim, Being Traditions of the Sayings and Doings of the Prophet, book 4, number 1535

     The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) happened to pass by a person who was busy in praying while the (Fard of the) dawn prayer had commenced.

   • 2013, al-Shafii, The Epistle on Legal Theory, Page 239

     It is known with certainty that if someone prays one bowing of the dawn prayer before sunrise, and if someone prays one bowing of the afternoon prayer before sunset, then […]

Synonyms

• fajr

Translations

fajr — see fajr