What are the rules for prayer in Islam?

Muslims must pray as though they are in the presence of God, and therefore must be in a state of concentration. While moving into the upright position, Muslims recite ‘God listens to the one who praises Him’ and while in the standing position, ‘To God belongs all praise’ then is recited.

Can I combine prayers at home?

3) Yes, according to vast majority of scholars and Imams, it is perfectly allowed for a traveler to combine Zuhr and `Asr, and Maghrib and `Isha. The same procedure applies to combining Maghrib and `Isha as well.

Is the qafiyah necessary in the structure of Arabic poetry?

It is sometimes overlooked that the qafiyah constituted an essential element – and not an additional, far less artificial, embellishment in the structure of Arabic poetry. In other words, verse without qafiyah has been unknown in Arabic during its infancy as much as in its youth and old age.

When did Al-Khalil change the structure of Arabic poetry?

About the middle of the second/eighth century when al-Khalil scrutinized the structure of Arabic poetry according to the quantitative measure suggested to him by the different tones on the rebound of the smith’s hammer (just akin to the camel’s tread) he admirably reduced it to a system of prosody consisting of 16 material forms.

What is the difference between saj’ and qafiyah?

The saj’ existed before metre; the evolution of metrical forms only pushed it to the end of a verse under the name of qafiyah. It is sometimes overlooked that the qafiyah constituted an essential element – and not an additional, far less artificial, embellishment in the structure of Arabic poetry.

What is the iwan of Anushirwan?

Possibly constructed during the reign of Anushirwan (Chosroes I) c 540 AD, the ruins of this palace have served as inspiration for many poets, particularly due to Islamic legends that this Iwan cracked upon the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, signaling the emergence of Islam as a new empire and civilization that would replace that of the Sassanids.

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