what are the five compulsory prayers in islam
Asr Maghrib Isha Zuhr Fajr
title: Five Pillars of Islam text: "Maghrib" (evening), and "ʿIshāʾ" (night). The Fajr prayer is performed before sunrise, Dhuhr is performed in the midday after the sun has surpassed its highest point, Asr is the evening prayer before sunset, Maghrib is the evening prayer after sunset and Isha is the night prayer. All of these prayers are recited while facing in the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca and form an important aspect of the Muslim Ummah. Muslims must wash before prayer; this washing is called "wudu" ("purification"). The prayer is accompanied by a series of set positions including; bowing with hands on knees, standing, prostrating title: Five Pillars of Islam text: Five Pillars of Islam The Five Pillars of Islam (' ; also ' "pillars of the religion") are five basic acts in Islam, considered mandatory by believers and are the foundation of Muslim life. They are summarized in the famous hadith of Gabriel. The Shia, Ahmadiyya, and Sunni agree on the essential details for the performance and practice of these acts, but the Shia do not refer to them by the same name (see Ancillaries of the Faith, for the Twelvers, and Seven pillars of Ismailism). They make up Muslim life, prayer, concern for the needy, self-purification, and the pilgrimage, title: Twelver text: Nizari Ismailis and Taiyabi, Twelvers view it as "Mustahabb" (recommended), but not "Wajib" (obligatory). The canonical prayers are the most central rite of Islam which is incumbent on all Muslims, both male and female, from the age of adolescence until death. The prayers must be performed in the direction of the Ka'bah in Mecca five times a day: in the early morning, between dawn and sunrise; at noon; in the afternoon; at sunset; and at night before midnight. The call to prayer (adhan) and ritual ablution (wudu) are preceded before the prayer and it can be performed on any ritually title: Maghrib prayer text: Maghrib prayer The Maghrib prayer ( "", '"sunset prayer"), prayed just after sunset, is the fourth of five obligatory daily prayers ("salat") performed by practicing Muslims. The formal daily prayers of Islam comprise different numbers of units, called "rakat". The Maghrib prayer has three obligatory ("fard") rak'at and two recommended "sunnah" and two non-obligatory "nafls". The first two fard rak'ats are prayed aloud by the Imam in congregation (the person who misses the congregation and is offering prayer alone is not bound to speak the first two rak'ats aloud), and the third is prayed silently. To be considered valid "salat", title: Spirituality text: al-Islam"; also "arkan ad-din", "pillars of religion") are five basic acts in Islam, considered obligatory for all believers. The Quran presents them as a framework for worship and a sign of commitment to the faith. They are (1) the creed ("shahadah"), (2) daily prayers ("salat"), (3) almsgiving ("zakah"), (4) fasting during Ramadan and (5) the pilgrimage to Mecca ("hajj") at least once in a lifetime. The Shia and Sunni sects both agree on the essential details for the performance of these acts. The best known form of Islamic mystic spirituality is the Sufi tradition (famous through Rumi and Hafiz) in