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The signs prayer ( Arabic: صلاة الآيات, romanized: Ṣalāt al-ʾĀyāt) is one of the Muslim prayers that is optional for Sunni Muslims, but mandatory for Shīʿa Muslims. When solar or lunar eclipses, earthquakes, thunder, or other natural phenomena (or signs, hence the name signs prayer) occur, Muslims may have to pray Ṣalāt al-ʾĀyāt. In Twelver Shia Islam, al-Ayat Prayer consists of two Rakats, and there are five Ruku in each. It is for specific conditions and have been described in detail in resalah of marja's.
On the same day that Ibrahim, the son of Muhammad died, people thought that a solar eclipse that occurred was due to his death. [1] To this, Muhammad replied: “The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of the death or life (i.e. birth) of someone. When you see the eclipse pray and invoke Allah.” [2]
Although optional for Sunnis, [3] Salat al-Ayat is obligatory for Shias upon the occurrence of the following phenomena: [4]
Al-Ayat Prayers consists of two Rakats, and there are five Ruku in each, performed as follows: [5]