In Islam, Fajr is the first prayer of the day, one of the five daily obligatory prayers for Muslims. The Fajr adhan — the call to prayer — begins right at dawn, and is to be performed before the sun has fully risen. Muslims (and non-Muslims participating) will spend the month of Ramadan waking up before Fajr prayer to enjoy a meal before fasting begins.
Want to know what time Fajr is where you live? Find out prayer times in Columbus and other locations in the United States on the Islamic Finder website.
Are there other prayers besides Fajr?
The prayers following Fajr are Dhuhr (performed in the early afternoon), Asr (performed in the late afternoon), Maghrib (performed at sunset) and Isha (performed at night).
Unlike Fajr, which comes first each day, each prayer is to be completed before the next.
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Are Fajr and other daily prayers obligatory for Muslims?
Yes, they are. Salah (salat), or prayer in Arabic, is one of the five pillars of Islam.
Muslims can conduct the five daily obligatory prayers anywhere. If the prayers are not completed in time, they have to be made up.
Are prayer times different in every location?
Start and end times of each prayer vary by location due to the solar diurnal motion, or the movement of the sun across the sky. Different regions experience different solar movements and sunrise and sunset times, leading to different prayer times every single day, in any area, all year round.
What is different about Fajr during Ramadan?
During Ramadan, Muslims will wake up before Fajr to eat a meal called suhoor. Muslims enjoy any food during this time, then perform Fajr right at dawn, marking the beginning of fasting hours.
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