Note: Rakat/Rakah ( ركعة) refers to the number of movements (standing/kneeling/sitting) that happens in the prayer. Rakat is plural and rakah is the singular.
Fajr | صلاة الفجر
- “Dawn Prayer”
- Fard
(required) = 2 rakat
- Sunnah
(extra) = 2 rakat before or after
Dhuhr | صلاة الظهر
- “Noon Prayer”
- Fard
= 4 rakat
- Sunnah
= 4 rakat usually before the fard
Asr | صلاة العصر
- “Afternoon Prayer”
- Fard
= 4 rakat
- Sunnah
= 4 rakat after
Maghrib | صلاة المغرب
- “West Prayer” (when sun sets)
- Fard
= 3 rakat
- Sunnah
= 2 rakat before and/or after
Isha | صلاة العشاء
- “Night Prayer”
- Fard
= 4 rakat
- Sunnah
= 2 rakat after
Taraweeh | تراويح
- Special night prayers held at the masjid (mosque) throughout Ramadan
- Held after Isha prayer
- Prayed in two rakat
- Rakat are normally an 8 or 20
- Often used to recite the entire Quran