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Salat al-Maghrib (Sunset)

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The Sunset Contact Prayer (Salat al-Maghrib) can be found in the verse.

[11:114] You shall observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) at both ends of the day, and during the night. The righteous works wipe out the evil works. This is a reminder for those who would take heed.

ูˆูŽุฃูŽู‚ูู…ู ูฑู„ุตู‘ูŽู„ูŽูˆูฐุฉูŽ ุทูŽุฑูŽููŽู‰ู ูฑู„ู†ู‘ูŽู‡ูŽุงุฑู ูˆูŽุฒูู„ูŽูู‹ุง ู…ู‘ูู†ูŽ ูฑู„ู‘ูŽูŠู’ู„ู ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽ ูฑู„ู’ุญูŽุณูŽู†ูŽู€ูฐุชู ูŠูุฐู’ู‡ูุจู’ู†ูŽ ูฑู„ุณู‘ูŽูŠู‘ูู€ู”ูŽุงุชู ุฐูŽูฐู„ููƒูŽ ุฐููƒู’ุฑูŽู‰ูฐ ู„ูู„ุฐู‘ูŽูฐูƒูุฑููŠู†ูŽ

The expression "wazulafan mina al-layli" ( ูˆูŽุฒูู„ูŽูู‹ุง ู…ู‘ูู†ูŽ ูฑู„ู‘ูŽูŠู’ู„ู ) means the first part of the night.

1

wa-aqimi

ูˆูŽุฃูŽู‚ูู…ู

And observe

2

l-แนฃalata

ูฑู„ุตู‘ูŽู„ูŽูˆูฐุฉูŽ

the Contact Prayer (Salat)

3

แนญarafayi

ุทูŽุฑูŽููŽู‰ู

(at the) two ends (of)

4

l-nahฤri

ูฑู„ู†ู‘ูŽู‡ูŽุงุฑู

the day

5

wazulafan

ูˆูŽุฒูู„ูŽูู‹ุง

and (at) the approach / first part [of the night]

6

mina

ู…ู‘ูู†ูŽ

of

7

al-layli

ูฑู„ู‘ูŽูŠู’ู„ู

the night.

Since night (layl) starts at sunset, this timeframe corresponds from sunset to when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon and when east and west become indistinguishable in the night sky.