Fourth prayer of the day in Islam
Zuhr prayer Zenith of Noon in the Philippines
Official name صلاة الظهر، صلاة الزوال Also called Zenith prayer Observed by Muslims Type Islamic Significance A Muslim prayer offered to God at the noon hour of the morning. Observances Sunnah prayers Begins Zenith - Noon Ends Afternoon Frequency Daily Related to Salah , Siesta , Nap , Five Pillars of Islam
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] [better source needed ] If counted from midnight, it is the second prayer of the day.[2] [better source needed ] [3] [better source needed ]
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 which is obligatory for Muslim men who are above the age of puberty and meet certain requirements[clarification needed ] to pray in congregation either in a mosque or with a group of Muslims.[citation needed ]
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 .
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Region/country
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Main
Arab World
Arabic
صلاة الظهر (ṣalāt aẓ-ẓuhr )
Iran , Afghanistan , Tajikistan
Persian
نماز پشین ،نماز ظهر (namâz-e zohr/namâz-e peshīn )
Afghanistan
Pashto
ماسپښین
(māspaҳēn )
Pakistan , India
Urdu , Hindi
نماز ظہر
नमाज़-ए ज़ुह्र (namaaz e zuhr )
Turkey
Turkish
Öğle namazı
Sous (Morocco )
Tachelhit
ⵜⴰⵥⴰⵍⵍⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵣⵡⴰⵔⵏⵉⵏ (Taẓallit n tzwarnin )
Ghardaïa (Algeria )
Mozabite
ⵜⵥⴰⵍⵍⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵣⵣⴰⵔⵏⵉⵏ (Tẓallit n tzzarnin )
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
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