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The prescribed time periods (waqt) for daily prayers are as follows: | The prescribed time periods (waqt) for daily prayers are as follows: | ||
#Salat Al Fajr – Dawn to sunrise. | #Salat Al Fajr – Dawn to sunrise. | ||
#Salat Al Zuhr – After true noon until Asr. | #Salat Al Zuhr – After true noon until Asr. | ||
#Salat Al Asr - Afternoon. | #Salat Al Asr - Afternoon. | ||
#Salat Al Maghrib – After sunset until dusk. | #Salat Al Maghrib – After sunset until dusk. | ||
#Salat Al Isha'a – Dusk until dawn. | #Salat Al Isha'a – Dusk until dawn. | ||
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According to the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]], a [[children|child]] should be commanded to pray at the age of seven, and be beaten for prayer when they reach the age of ten.<ref>"''Narrated As-Saburah: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Command a boy to pray when he reaches the age of seven years. When he becomes ten years old, then beat him for prayer.''" - {{Abu Dawud|2|494}}</ref><ref>"''Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As: The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Command your children to pray when they become seven years old, and beat them for it (prayer) when they become ten years old; and arrange their beds (to sleep) separately.''" - {{Abu Dawud|2|495}}</ref> | According to the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]], a [[children|child]] should be commanded to pray at the age of seven, and be beaten for prayer when they reach the age of ten.<ref>"''Narrated As-Saburah: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Command a boy to pray when he reaches the age of seven years. When he becomes ten years old, then beat him for prayer.''" - {{Abu Dawud|2|494}}</ref><ref>"''Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As: The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Command your children to pray when they become seven years old, and beat them for it (prayer) when they become ten years old; and arrange their beds (to sleep) separately.''" - {{Abu Dawud|2|495}}</ref> | ||
This has often resulted in the abuse of children by Muslim parents, guardians and teachers for not praying/reciting the Qur'an. For example, in Muslim-majority countries like | This has often resulted in the abuse of children by Muslim parents, guardians and teachers for not praying/reciting the Qur'an. For example, in Muslim-majority countries like Bangladesh<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17938519|title= Bangladesh teacher 'burns' legs of girl pupils|publisher= BBC News|author= Anbarasan Ethirajan|date= May 3, 2012 |archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld-asia-17938519&date=2013-08-26|deadurl=no}}</ref> and Saudi Arabia,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.emirates247.com/crime/region/5-year-old-student-lashed-by-teacher-2012-05-03-1.457038|title= 5-year-old student lashed by teacher|publisher= Emirates 24/7|author= |date= May 3, 2012|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emirates247.com%2Fcrime%2Fregion%2F5-year-old-student-lashed-by-teacher-2012-05-03-1.457038&date=2013-08-26|deadurl=no}}</ref> and even in non-Muslim countries like the United Kingdom,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-15256764|title= Child abuse claims at UK madrassas 'tip of iceberg'|publisher= BBC News|author= Fran Abrams|date= October 18, 2011|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-15256764&date=2011-10-18|deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/uk-muslim-beat-girl-for-not-reading-enough-quran-jailed_782125.html|title= UK: Muslim beat girl for not reading enough Quran, jailed|publisher= ZeeNews|author= |date= June 16, 2012|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fzeenews.india.com%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fuk-muslim-beat-girl-for-not-reading-enough-quran-jailed_782125.html&date=2013-08-26|deadurl=no}}</ref> Italy<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/english/2012/03/30/visualizza_new.html_158869129.html|title= Supreme court sentences non-Italian father for child abuse|publisher= ANSA|author= |date= March 30, 2012|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ansa.it%2Fweb%2Fnotizie%2Frubriche%2Fenglish%2F2012%2F03%2F30%2Fvisualizza_new.html_158869129.html&date=2013-08-26|deadurl=no}}</ref> and Canada where a 13-year-old girl was killed by her father for not praying.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Longueuil+girl+dies+after+father+slapped/3653632/story.html |title= Longueuil girl, 13 dies after father slapped her|publisher= The Montreal Gazette |author= René Bruemmer|date= October 11, 2010|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20101015025541%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.montrealgazette.com%2Flife%2FLongueuil%2Bgirl%2Bdies%2Bafter%2Bfather%2Bslapped%2F3653632%2Fstory.html&date=2013-08-26|deadurl=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2010/10/11/Slapped-teen-girl-dies-post-coma/UPI-43371286832521/|title= Slapped teen girl dies post coma|publisher= UPI|author= |date= October 11, 2010|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FTop_News%2FWorld-News%2F2010%2F10%2F11%2FSlapped-teen-girl-dies-post-coma%2FUPI-43371286832521%2F&date=2013-08-26|deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Girl+dies+after+being+slapped+father+faces+charges/3654887/story.html|title= Girl, 13, dies after being slapped; father faces charges|publisher= The Vancouver Sun|author= René Bruemmer & Max Harrold|date= October 11, 2010|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20101017124547%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.vancouversun.com%2Fnews%2FGirl%2Bdies%2Bafter%2Bbeing%2Bslapped%2Bfather%2Bfaces%2Bcharges%2F3654887%2Fstory.html&date=2013-08-26|deadurl=yes}}</ref> | ||
===Missing Prayers=== | ===Missing Prayers=== | ||
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Attendance is dropping in some Arab countries, principally among younger Arabs.<ref>Wassim El Kadhi (April 2009), "[http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Cross-Cultural-Destination-Image-Assessment-Wassim-El-Kadhi/9783836672238? Cross-Cultural Destination Image Assessment: Cultural Segmentation Versus the Global Tourist]", Diplomica Verlag Gmbh, | Attendance is dropping in some Arab countries, principally among younger Arabs.<ref>Wassim El Kadhi (April 2009), "[http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Cross-Cultural-Destination-Image-Assessment-Wassim-El-Kadhi/9783836672238? Cross-Cultural Destination Image Assessment: Cultural Segmentation Versus the Global Tourist]", Diplomica Verlag Gmbh, | ||
ISBN 9783836672238 p.55</ref> | ISBN 9783836672238 p.55</ref> Iran has the lowest mosque attendance of any Muslim country, with no more than 1-1½% attending Friday prayers, and claims that a lot of those who do are "dragooned into being there."<ref>"A secular democracy-in-waiting", The Economist (print edition), January 16, 2003</ref> | ||
====Europe==== | ====Europe==== | ||
Muslim immigrants who have lived less than a year in | Muslim immigrants who have lived less than a year in Europe regularly go to the mosque. But after they have lived more than a year in their new homeland, the figure drops to 48.8%. More than half rarely or never go to the mosque to pray.<ref name="Aft">[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/uriks/article3670269.ece|2=2012-11-30}} Europeiske muslimer dropper moskeen] - Aftenposten (Norwegian), May 29, 2010 ([http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/05/eu-muslims-go-to-mosque-less-often.html English translation])</ref> | ||
=====Netherlands===== | =====Netherlands===== | ||
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====United States==== | ====United States==== | ||
According to Ahmed Nassef (co-founder and editor in chief of MuslimWakeUp.com) less than 7 percent of Muslims in the | According to Ahmed Nassef (co-founder and editor in chief of MuslimWakeUp.com) less than 7 percent of Muslims in the United States attend mosque regularly, compared with 38 percent of Christians who attend church weekly.<ref>Ahmed Nassef (cofounder and editor in chief of MuslimWakeUp.com) - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0421/p09s02-coop.html|2=2012-11-30}} Listen to Muslim silent majority in US] - CSM, April 21, 2004</ref> | ||
==Miscellaneous== | ==Miscellaneous== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[Flat Earth and the Quran]] | *[[Flat Earth and the Quran]] | ||
{{Hub4|Prayers|Prayers}} | {{Hub4|Prayers|Prayers}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[{{Reference archive|1=http://vladtepesblog.com/?p=26628|2=2011-05-13}} Longueuil girl, 13 dies after father slapped her] ''- A Muslim child killed in Canada. | *[{{Reference archive|1=http://vladtepesblog.com/?p=26628|2=2011-05-13}} Longueuil girl, 13 dies after father slapped her] ''- A Muslim child killed in Canada. Neighbors say she was under pressure to pray'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||