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دو رکعت نفل نماز


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03:58 Aug 14, 2009
Urdu to English translations [PRO]
Religion
Urdu term or phrase: دو رکعت نفل نماز
Translation will be for non-Urdu speakers.
Basit Ijaz
Pakistan
Local time: 11:30


Summary of answers provided
5Two rak'ats of optional/supererogatory salahHaris Ali Dogar
4Two Rakat Nafl Salahsfattari
5 -1Two rakaats of nafl/optional prayer
Quamrul Islam
3 -1Supererogatory Nimaz/prayer of two Rakats
Ramesh Bhatt


  

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Supererogatory Nimaz/prayer of two Rakats


Explanation:
Supererogatory Nimaz/prayer of two Rakats/Rakat.
rakat means a set of standing, genuflexion and prostration in Nimaz/prayer

Ramesh Bhatt
Nepal
Local time: 12:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

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disagree  sfattari: Not correct.
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Two rak'ats of optional/supererogatory salah


Explanation:
Raka'ah
The word (, pl. ركعات ) refers to one unit of Islamic prayer, or Salah.


    Reference: http://www.babylon.com/definition/Rakat/
Haris Ali Dogar
Pakistan
Local time: 11:30
Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu

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agree  u2me2them
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disagree  sfattari: Optional is not appropriate. Do you think its unit? I think cycle is appropriate.
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Two rakaats of nafl/optional prayer


Explanation:
Although rakaat is the singlemost unit of Islamic prayer, one has to perform a minimum of two rakaats ( and a maximum of four rakaats ) at a single session.

Quamrul Islam
Local time: 12:30
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Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali, Native in UrduUrdu
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disagree  sfattari: It is not correct translation. Spellings Mistakes. Unit???
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Two Rakat Nafl Salah


Explanation:
Rak'at is a cycle of Salah/Prayer. Nafl Supererogatory act. Optional is not appropriate. Rak'at, Nafl and Salah shlould be explained in footnote or glossary. We should retain important arabic terms as it is in our translation.

sfattari
Pakistan
Local time: 11:30
Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu
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