Prayer Times - An Ultimate Knowledge About Prayer and Its Times

Do you want to knot the prayer times of Muslims? You will be finding interesting things about Prayer Times in this article.

Introducing Prayer:

Starting with the definition of the term ‘Prayer’, to many of you, the word Prayer may differ in its meaning. However, it is a type of a worship, Muslims offer to Allah.

Before the arrival of the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H), the previous prophets were given the orders, by Allah, to make people believe in Allah. There was no special kind of worship that people have to practice. Instead, they were ordered to abstain from all evil and bad things.

It was Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W) who was bestowed with the gift of Namaz (Prayer) when He visited Allah.

He was first granted with the gift of fifty prayers. The people asked the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) to request Allah to reduce the number of prayers as they were too much for them.

Ultimately, it was reduced to a number of five. The five prayers that were selected and became obligatory upon every Muslim since then are;

• Fajr
• Dhuhr
• Asr
• Mughrib
• Isha

These are the five prayers. It is said that the first question that will be asked, after death, will be about the performance of the five prayers.

Even the Holy Quran highlights the word Salaat. This shows that prayer carries a lot of significance in the religion Islam.

The following is reported from Hz. Nawfal bin Muawiya (r.a.):  “A person who does not perform a prayer on time is like someone whose family and property were removed.” Ibn Hibban

The following is reported from Jabir Ibn Abdullah (r.a): The Prophet (pbuh) said, “Between faith and unbelief is abandoning the prayer.” (Muslim, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, Musnad)

About the Five Obligatory Prayers:

1. Fajr

Fajr prayer is the first prayer that is performed. This marks the beginning of the day. It is performed before the sunrise. This prayer makes the rest of the day refreshing for its performer.

Moreover, it is believed that Allah himself asks his servants for their needs. If one prays at the time of Fajr, his supplications will surely be accepted.

1. Dhuhr:

This is the second prayer that is offered in the midday. It is performed at the time when the gates of the Heavens are opened with the command of Allah. The deeds of the person who performed Dhuhr prayer rises at that time and is praised. This also saves him from the hell fire.

Moreover, those who recite Dhuhr prayer on a daily basis will have the blessings of Allah. Their sins will be forgiven and the fire of hell will not come even close to them.

1. Asr:

The third prayer, Asr, is performed in the afternoon. This prayer also carries immense importance as it is mentioned in the Quran as the middle prayer. Performing it on the day of Friday carries a very high rank for the Muslims.

1. Mughrib:

It is the forth obligatory prayer. It is offered immediately after the sunset. This also marks the start of the new day in Islam.

1. Isha:

The fifth and the last prayer is Isha. It can be offered after an hour from the Mughrib prayer. In the month of Ramadan, Muslims also offer Tarawih before Witr.

Conclusion:

So these were only the Prayer Times of the obligatory prayers. There are also other prayers that can be offered. However, there is no penalty of skipping them and you can offer them if you wish.

I hope that this article was of some help for you. Now you can easily calculate the prayer time NYC to offering prayer on time.