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Salah

Prayers. There are five daily obligatory prayers. These prayers and their time zones are:
1. Fajr (morning prayer); After dawn But before sunrise;
2. Duhr (early afternoon or noon Prayer); early afternoon till late Afternoon;
3. `Asr (late afternoon prayer) late Afternoon prayer till sunset;
4. Maghrib (sunset prayer); just after Sunset;
5. Isha (late evening prayer); late Evening till late at night.
Consult a prayer manual for full details. Each prayer consists of a fixed set of standings, bowings, prostrations and sittings in worship to Allah.

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