Monthly timetable ·
| Date | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
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Method: · Asr: · Times are calculated astronomically; always follow your local mosque for Jumu'ah and in case of difference.
Learn the pillars of Salah
The pillars (arkan) are the essential acts without which the prayer is not valid. The list below follows the widely taught scholarly summary; details and numbering differ slightly between the schools of fiqh.
Standing (Qiyam)
Standing upright for obligatory prayers, for whoever is able.
Opening Takbir
Saying "Allahu Akbar" to enter the prayer (Takbirat al-Ihram).
Reciting Al-Fatihah
"There is no prayer for the one who does not recite the Opening of the Book." (Sahih al-Bukhari 756)
Bowing (Ruku)
Bowing with the back straight and hands on the knees.
Rising from Ruku
Standing up straight again after bowing.
Prostration (Sujud)
Prostrating twice in every rak'ah on the seven body parts: forehead with nose, both hands, both knees and both feet.
Sitting between the two prostrations
Sitting briefly and calmly between the two sujud.
Final Tashahhud and sitting for it
Reciting the tashahhud while sitting in the last rak'ah.
Tranquility (Tuma'ninah)
Being calm and still in every position - the Prophet ﷺ told a man who rushed: "Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." (Sahih al-Bukhari 757)
Taslim
Ending the prayer with "As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah".