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Salat 

(Arabic, literally, “prayer”), in Islam, one of the chief rites, an act of worship repeated five times daily; known as namaz among Muslims of non-Arab countries.

The salat was instituted in the first century of the Hegira (seventh century A.D.). It is performed at dawn, noon, midafter-noon, sunset, and nightfall. Each time, the prayer is preceded by obligatory ablutions with water or sand. Excerpts from the Koran are recited in Arabic while the worshipers face in the direction of the Kaaba. On Fridays, the midday prayer is performed in the mosque (the Friday salat or namaz).
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There were no clashes this morning but we saw the pro-government militia enter the town from the direction of Dolow and they now control it," said Abdullahi Salat, a local elder.
Somali pro-government forces oust Shebab from town by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Byline: ANI Washington, April 6 (ANI): Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a religious application that alerts Muslim mobile users when it's time to perform the five daily prayers called salat.
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In December and January King Abdullah II joined thousands of his countrymen in special Muslim prayers known as Salat al-Istisqa to pray for rain across the kingdom.
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