What is Rakat?
[[File:Different_postures_of_a_Muslim_service.jpg|thumb|Image depicting various prescribed movements of a Muslim prayer]] '''Rak'ah''' ( ركعة rak'ah, plural: ركعات rakaʿāt), consists of the prescribed movements while offering prayers to [[God in Islam|God]] (Allah). It refers to a single unit of [[Salat|Islamic prayers]]. == The number of rak'ahs in the obligatory prayer == * [[Fajr]] 2 rak'ats * 4 rak'ats of [[Zuhr prayer|Zuhr]] * [[Asr]] 4 rak'ats * [[Maghrib]] 3 rak'ats * [[Isha'a|Isha]] 4 rak'ats On Friday, the [[Jumu'ah|Friday prayer]], the noon prayer, the prayer is not obligatory two rakaata. [[Category:Salah]]