Fajr prayer

The Fajr prayer (Arabic: صلاة الفجر‎ ṣalāt al-faǧr, "dawn prayer") is the 2 sunnah raka'at before the first (obligatory 'Subuh' prayer) of the five daily prayers offered by practising Muslims. (Fajr means dawn in the Arabic language.) The five daily prayers collectively form one pillar of the Five Pillars of Islam, in Sunni Islam, and one of the ten Practices of the Religion (Furū al-Dīn) according to Shia Islam.

The Fajr prayer is mentioned by name in the Qur'an at sura 24 (An-Nur) ayah. Inspired by the tafsir of the two hadiths that were transmitted on behalf of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the worth of the Fajr daily prayer is explained as being God's most-favoured prayer since others are asleep. This has made the Subuh daily prayer the most essential and obligatory congregational prayer to be held by Muslims together in groups in mosques.

Subuh prayer requires two fard rakaʿāt. In a congregation, the leader of the prayer (imam) recites aloud. However, two sunnah rakaʿāt prior to the two Fard rakaʿāt are highly recommended and should not be missed.

Fajr (satellite)

Fajr (Persian: فجر‎‎, meaning "dawn") is an Iranian satellite which was launched in February 2015. An imaging satellite, Fajr also carries an experimental locally made GPS system. The satellite will have a life span of 1.5 years and an imaging resolution of 500 to 1,000 metres (1,600 to 3,300 ft). It is the first Iranian satellite to use cold gas thrusters for attitude control and is equipped with solar panels for power generation.

Fajr was launched by a Safir-1B rocket from the Iranian Space Agency's launch site in Semnan Province. The launch took place at around 08:50 UTC on 2 February 2015, Iran's national day of space and the sixth anniversary of the country's first successful orbital launch. The satellite was deployed into a low Earth orbit.

On 26 February 2015 Fajr reentered earth's atmosphere after 23.8 days in orbit.

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Fajr (disambiguation)

Fajr, an Arabic word meaning "dawn", refers to the Muslim dawn prayer.

Fajr may also refer to:

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