The word · Worship
رَكْعَة
Rak'ah
One complete unit of prayer: a standing, a bowing, and two prostrations.
Also written · Rakah · Raka · Rakat · Rakaat · Rakaah · Rakka · Rak'at · Rukah · unit of prayer · cycle of prayer
The meaning
What Rak'ah means in Islam
Prayers are counted in rak'ahs. Fajr is two, Maghrib is three, and Dhuhr, Asr and Isha are four each. Within one rak'ah you stand and recite, bow, rise, prostrate, sit, and prostrate again. The plural is raka'at, which is why you will hear both forms.
Evidence · Sunnah · Established in the authentic Sunnah
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Words that sit beside it
- SalahThe formal Muslim prayer, performed five times a day at set times, facing Makkah.الصَّلاة
- QiyamThe standing part of the prayer, where al-Fatihah and other verses are recited.قِيام
- Ruku'The bowing in prayer, hands on the knees, back level, praising Allah's greatness.رُكوع
- SujudThe prostration, forehead and nose on the ground, done twice in every rak'ah.سُجود
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