"dawn prayer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dawn prayers [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Arabic صَلَاةُ الْفَجْرِ (ṣalātu l-fajri) Etymology templates: {{calque|en|ar|صَلَاةُ الْفَجْرِ}} Calque of Arabic صَلَاةُ الْفَجْرِ (ṣalātu l-fajri) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dawn prayer (plural dawn prayers)
  1. (Islam) fajr, the first of the five daily prayers offered by practising Muslims. Wikipedia link: fajr prayer Categories (topical): Islam, Prayer Synonyms: fajr

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