Today, the world is awaiting the eclipse of the moon, which is considered one of the rare astronomical phenomena that captures attention, as it is a rare moment in which the bright moon turns into an attractive painting in colors that combine red and copper in an exquisite appearance that reflects the divine ability, so Muslims are keen to perform the lunar eclipse prayer with its start until its illumination.
Moon eclipse prayer
The time of the lunar eclipse of the moon 2025 begins, coinciding with the beginning of the eclipse and continues until it ends, and calls for it the word “prayer university” without the call to prayer, as the call to prayer is limited to the obligatory prayers only.
How to pray the lunar eclipse
Muslims pray the eclipse prayer in congregation or individual, where two rak’ahs pray in each rak’ah, two readings, two readings, and two prostrations.
In the first rak’ah, the Muslim begins the takbeer of ihram, then the supplication of the opening and reading Surat Al -Fatihah, then reading a long surah like Surat Al -Baqara according to his ability, then he kneels for a long bowing and swims in it and prolonged in bowing, then raises from bowing and says: “God heard to those who praise Him, our Lord and praise be to you. Others.
Then the Muslim kneels again, but this time the bowing is shorter than the first time, then he raises from bowing and prostrates two long prostrations, then he rises to the second rak’ah and does in it like the first rak’ah and reads Surat Al -Fatiha Then he testifies and delivers from prayer.
It was narrated on the authority of Aisha, may God be pleased with her, that she said: The sun was embedded on the covenant of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace In people, the reader prolonged, then he kneeled, and he prolonged the kneeling, then raised his head, and the reader prolonged, and he was the one who is the reader of the first. The kneeling is without its first knee, then he raised his head, so he found two prostrations, then he rose up, so he was made in the second rak’ah, so that is the same, then the same The sun and the moon do not lose the death of anyone, nor his life, but they are from the signs of God, and he will see them, and for you, then if you are the servants of God the prayer”.
Is the dhikr of the eclipse prayer differ from regular dhikr?
The dhikr of the eclipse prayer is similar to the regular dhikr, but the difference is only that in the eclipse prayer it is desirable to prolong reading, bowing and prostrating, with a lot of supplication, praise, forgiveness, and reading the long fence in order to evacuate and glorify the situation.
Times of the total moon eclipse in the Arab world
It is expected that several Arab countries will witness a complete eclipse of the moon, including Egypt, where the eclipse occurs from 20:30 to 21:52 Cairo time.
The eclipse occurs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at 20:30 to 21:52 Riyadh time.
And in Iraq from 20:30 to 21:52 Baghdad time.
As for Jordan, it will be from 20:30 to 21:52 Amman time.
Lebanon is witnessing eclipse from 20:30 to 21:52 Beirut time.
The lunar eclipse occurs in Syria from 20:30 to 21:52 Damascus time.
Arab cities will witness partial eclipse
There are several Arab cities in which the partial eclipse of the moon, including the city of Casablanca in Morocco, where you see only the first stages of it, as it appears in the capital, Tunisia and witnesses the end of the eclipse only, in addition to that it also appears in Algiers, but it witnesses the beginning of the eclipse only.
