Maghrib
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Maghrib is an Arabic term for "of the setting (sun)"; from the root "ghuroob" ("to set"; "to be hidden"). It is also used in a manner similar to the metaphorical use of "to be eclipsed", which is used in the English language. The word "Maghrib" does not refer to a lunar eclipse. It has the following meanings:
- Maghrib is the name of the fourth daily salah in Islam, offered at sunset.
- In geography, Maghrib (meaning "The West") refers to the fertile coastal plain of North Africa, especially west of Tunis, Tunisia, and more broadly to the nations surrounding it (see main article Maghreb)
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Maghrib prayer
The Maghrib prayer is the sunset daily prayer recited by practising Muslims. It is the fourth of the five daily prayers (salah). The five daily prayers collectively are one pillar of the Five Pillars of Islam, in Sunni Islam, and one of (the ten) Furoo-ul-deen, according to Shia Islam. It is a 3 rak'ah daily prayer and is prayed aloud. The prayer that follows the Maghrib daily prayer is the Isha prayer (night-time daily prayer).
In both types of Islam, the Maghrib daily prayer has three required (Fard) raka'ah'. However, in Sunni Islam, two Sunnah rak'ah following the Fard raka'ah are highly recomended. The Maghrib prayer also is the fastest daily prayer Muslims usually shall hold, due to its occupancy of the shortest time period allowed to recite.
Last but not least, the Maghrib prayer indicates the end of the daily Muslim obligatory fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.
Shia Islam
The time period within which the Maghrib daily prayer must be recited is the following:
- Time begins: once the Sun has completely set beneath the horizon.
- Time ends: at midnight. This is not necessarily at 24:00h; rather it is the time exactly between sunset and the beginning of dawn.
However, it is very important to recite the prayer as soon as the time begins.
Sunni Islam
The time period within which the Maghrib daily prayer must be recited is the following:
- Time begins: at the beginning of the setting of the Sun.
- Time ends: around one and a half hours after the beginning of the setting of the Sun.
However, it is very important to recite the prayer as soon as the time begins.
See also
- Salat (Prayer)
- Fajr (Dawn prayer)
- Dhuhr (Mid-day prayer)
- Asr (Afternoon prayer)
- Maghrib (Sunset prayer)
- Isha'a (Night prayer)
