What are obligatory prayers that the Muslim has to perform?
There are five obligatory prayers that the Muslim has to offer, and is required of him by Allah. In the Qur’an Allah says; “Therefore be patient with what they say, and celebrate (constantly) the praises of they Lord before the rising of the sun, and before its setting; Yes celebrate them for part of the hours of the night, and at the sides of the day: that thou mayest have (spiritual) joy”. (XX: 130) The whole creation, even the angels, utter the praise of the Lord and prostrate before him (XXIV: 41), man should not, therefore, consider himself absolved from this duty Five times a day at the appointed hours, (XX: 30) a Muslim has to adore the creator, facing the Qibla (II: 144-145), which is the first House for the worship of God that was founded on the face of the earth. It is situated in Mecca, otherwise called BAKKA (III: 96), the birthplace of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). The time for the first morning prayer is at day break (FAJR), the second a little after midday, when the sun has b
