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ments which signify obedience and submission to Allah, but these
physical movements are not ends in themselves. We must be grow-
ing spiritually also. In disciplining our physical bodies, our spiri-
tual drive and awareness become stronger. When the mind be-
comes more obedient to Allah, the burden on both the body and
the spirit is lessened. We must pray to Allah, not only out of grati-
tude and appreciation for our physical lives, but also out of fear of
losing things which are even more precious; our relationship with
Him, and the estimable character of our souls.
MORNING PRAYER
(Salatu-Fajr/ Subh)
The first obligatory prayer of the day is the Morning (Fajr)
prayer. It is offered after dawn, and before sunrise.130 The Morn-
ing obligatory prayer consists of two rak'ahs, and it is recited in an
audible voice. With each rak'ah we recite The Opening Chapter of
the Holy Qur'an, along with another chapter, or a number of con-
secutive verses. It was the practice (sunnah) of Prophet Muham-
mad jg to silently offer a non-obligatory prayer of two rak'ahs
physical movements are not ends in themselves. We must be grow-
ing spiritually also. In disciplining our physical bodies, our spiri-
tual drive and awareness become stronger. When the mind be-
comes more obedient to Allah, the burden on both the body and
the spirit is lessened. We must pray to Allah, not only out of grati-
tude and appreciation for our physical lives, but also out of fear of
losing things which are even more precious; our relationship with
Him, and the estimable character of our souls.
MORNING PRAYER
(Salatu-Fajr/ Subh)
The first obligatory prayer of the day is the Morning (Fajr)
prayer. It is offered after dawn, and before sunrise.130 The Morn-
ing obligatory prayer consists of two rak'ahs, and it is recited in an
audible voice. With each rak'ah we recite The Opening Chapter of
the Holy Qur'an, along with another chapter, or a number of con-
secutive verses. It was the practice (sunnah) of Prophet Muham-
mad jg to silently offer a non-obligatory prayer of two rak'ahs