Editing Rak'a (section)

{{short description|Unit of prayer in Islam equal to one iteration of a specific series of movements}}
{{for|places in Iran|Rakat, Iran (disambiguation){{!}}Rakat, Iran}}
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A '''Rak'a''' ({{langx|ar|ركعة}} ''{{transliteration|sem|rakʿah}}'', {{IPA|ar|ˈrakʕah|pron}} lit. "bow"; plural: {{lang|ar|ركعات}} ''{{transliteration|sem|rakaʿāt}}'') is a single iteration of prescribed movements and [[Dua|supplications]] performed by [[Muslims]] as part of the prescribed obligatory prayer known as [[salah]].<ref name=:1>{{Cite web|title=Rakat - The nature of God - GCSE Religious Studies Revision - WJEC|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zcss7p3/revision/4|access-date=2021-12-07|website=BBC Bitesize|language=en-GB}}</ref> Each of the five daily [[prayers]] observed by Muslims consists of a number of raka'at.<ref name=:1/>