Zuhr Namaz Rakat, How Many Rakat In Zuhr?

Zuhr Namaz Rakat: Each Salah is performed in different Rakats in Islam, the Zuhr Namaz is performed in 12 Rakats including the Sunnah before(4), Fard(4), Sunnah After(2), Nafil(2) Salah. Check here for more details about Zuhr Namaz Rakat and the namaz timings, read further to know more.

by J Divya

Updated Feb 03, 2023

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Zuhr Namaz Rakat, How Many Rakat In Zuhr?

Zuhr Namaz Rakat

Namaz is also referred to as Salah which means the act of worshipping in Islam, it is mandatory for all Muslims to offer salah five times a day at the right time as it is one of the five pillars of Islam. They have to offer the namaz by facing the Qibla, the direction towards the Kaaba, each Namaz is performed in different Rakats and people should be aware of the Rakats of each salah and perform the Salah without any mistakes, A Rakat can be defined as the sequence of movements in a salah, the Rakats for each salah differs and it also varies for Sunnah and Fard namaz. 

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Zuhr Namaz is performed in 12 Rakats including the Fard, Sunnah, and Nafil Salah. The Fard is the Obligatory namaz which one cannot be able to avoid for any reason, the Sunnah is the optional salah but it is largely advised to perform to gain more good rewards and Nafil is also the optional namaz. Read further to know more about the Zuhr Namaz Rakat.

How Many Rakat in Zuhr?

Zuhr Namaz is performed in the afternoon and it is performed in 12 Rakats, people have to perform the Zuhr salah in four-division and each Rakat details are given below,

Zuhr Namaz Rakat
Namaz Rakat
Sunnah (Before) 4 Rakats
Fard 4 Rakats
Sunnah (After) 2 Rakats
Nafil 2 Rakats
Total 12 Rakats

Muslims offer their salah by facing the Qibla, which is the direction towards the Kaaba, each salah is performed in different Rakats, with different surahs and supplications. Performing Salah is the most auspicious and obligatory act for a Muslim as it is considered one of the five pillars of Islam. Read further to know more about the Rakats of Each Salah.

Zuhr Namaz Timing

The following are the Zuhr Namaz Timing for all the metropolitan cities in India,

Zuhr Namaz Timing India
City Timing
Mumbai 12:46 PM
Delhi 12:28 PM
Chennai 12:16 PM
Hyderabad 12:23 PM
Bangalore 12:27 PM
Ahmedabad 12:47 PM
Kolkata 11:44 AM
Pune 12:42 PM
Jaipur 12:34 PM
Lucknow 12:13 PM
Kanpur 12:16 PM
Indore 12:34 PM
Patna 11:57 AM
Ludhiana 12:34 PM
Chandigarh 12:30 PM
New Delhi 12:28 PM
Amritsar 11:51 AM
Jodhpur 12:45 PM
Gurgaon 12:29 PM
Noida 12:28 PM
Kolhapur 12:40 PM
Ajmer 12:39 PM
Jammu 12:38 PM
Patiala 12:32 PM

Johorer Namaz Time

The Zuhar Namaz is also mentioned as Johorer but the pronunciation is the same even when spellings are different, Each namaz is performed in different timing the Fajr Namaz will be performed before dawn, and the Zuhr namaz will be performed in the afternoon after the sun passes the median point, Asr namaz is performed in the evening and it should be performed before dusk, the Maghrib namaz is performed after the sunset and the Isha namaz is performed at night. Each namaz has to be performed at the right time, check the timing of the Zuhr namaz for each city in the table mentioned above.  

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Zuhr Namaz Rakat - FAQs

1. How Many Rakat in Zuhr?

Zuhr Namaz is performed in 12 Rakats including the Fard, Sunnah, and Nafil Salah.

2. When should we pray Zuhr Namaz?

Zuhr namaz will be performed in the afternoon after the sun passes the median point.

3. What is a Namaz?

Namaz is also referred to as Salah which means the act of worshipping in Islam, it is mandatory for all Muslims to offer salah five times a day at the right time as it is one of the five pillars of Islam.

4. What are the Zuhr Namaz Rakat?

Zuhr Namaz is performed in 12 Rakats including the Sunnah before(4), Fard(4), Sunnah After(2), Nafil(2) Salah.

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