fajr

Fajr_(prayer)

Fajr_(prayer)

The fajr prayer, alternatively transliterated as fadjr prayer, and also known as the subh prayer, is one of the five daily mandatory Islamic prayers (salah). Consisting of two rak'a ("bows"), it is performed between the break of dawn and sunrise. It is one of two prayers mentioned by name in the Qur'an.

During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Muslims begin fasting with the fajr prayer.