Islamic liturgy
Islamic liturgy mandatory ritual prayer in Islam ( salat ) is performed five times a day at dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset, and night. It requires ritual cleanliness, and is preceded by ablutions. The salat is also preceded by a call to prayer announced by a muezzin. It consists of the repetition of prayer cycles ( raka ) each composed of a sequence of postures and recitation of Qur'anic passages and special formulas. The person performing the salat is positioned facing Mecca. While salat can be performed individually or communally, the Friday noon prayer is necessarily communal, and is therefore performed at the mosque. This prayer is preceded by a sermon. This, and other special prayers (such as id prayers, which celebrate the two major Islamic feasts corresponding to the end of the fast of the month of Ramadan and to the hajj ; tarawih, a prayer performed during Ramadan; and funeral, eclipse, rain, and fear prayers). The core Islamic liturgy is simple and uniform. This core is however supplemented by other forms of prayers, both individual and communal, that provide a wide spectrum of practice. The personal prayer is often accompanied by the recitation of customary texts, such as Dua Kumayl. These texts show considerable variation across the Islamic world. Prayers other than salat are often ritualized, notably within those Sufi orders that incorporate music, formalized dancing, and rythmical chanting of the names of God.
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REP. FRELINGHUYSEN: WALTER REED CONDITIONS DESPICABLE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/7/2007; 468 words
; ...recent reports on conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center: "It is...wounded. I've been to Walter Reed Army Medical Center a great...that there are two Walter Reeds - one where young men and women...serve, held a hearing on Walter Reed. I shared with Gen. Peter...
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WALTER REED'S CHIEF REPLACED.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 3/2/2007; 700+ words
; ...WASHINGTON -- The commander of Walter Reed Army Medical Center was fired Thursday...horrific, catastrophic failure at Walter Reed. Weightman, an easygoing, open...and well-liked among staff at Walter Reed. He took command in August 2006...
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Yellow Jack: How Yellow Fever Ravaged America and Walter Reed Discovered Its Deadly Secrets.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Journal of College Science Teaching; 9/1/2005; ; 690 words
; Yellow Jack: How Yellow Fever Ravaged America and Walter Reed Discovered Its Deadly Secrets John R. Pierce and Jim...on health and disease. This book may inspire future Walter Reeds to solve tomorrow's medical mysteries. Donald Logsdon...
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Walter Reed closing; Community weighs in
Newspaper article from: Washington Afro-American; 6/10/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...notice, supporters of the historic Walter Reed Army Medical Center came from as...retail shops. The area around Walter Reed is majority Black, but a number...5,360 jobs and the fact that Walter Reed is "the flagship Army medical...
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Walter Reed Hospital to Close; Amputee Center to Open in 2007
Magazine article from: VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine; 2/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Md., in 2011. by Tim Dyhouse Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington...military physicians. "Closing Walter Reed could decrease the likelihood that...Iraq and is now administrator for Walter Reed's existing amputee center, helped...
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Profile: Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 6/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...NPR) 06-01-2005 Profile: Walter Reed Army Medical Center Host: MICHELE...patients to 2,500. That's when Walter Reed began to get its just deserved...Michael Ruggiero, a patient at Walter Reed. (Soundbite of vintage recording...
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Analysis: Walter Reed may close after nearly 100 years
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 8/25/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...NPR) 08-25-2005 Analysis: Walter Reed may close after nearly 100 years...retired pediatrician who worked at Walter Reed for 15 years. He's now the historian for the Walter Reed Society, which supports the hospital...
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Lawmaker Looks Beyond Walter Reed Fix
News Wire article from: AP Online; 3/5/2007; 700+ words
; ...of a House panel investigating Walter Reed Army Medical Center said Monday...suffered a head injury. Once at Walter Reed, she said, he suffered delays...assess whether the problems at Walter Reed exist at other facilities. Last...
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WALTER REED TO CONTINUE LEGACY AT NEW LOCATION
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/4/2006; 700+ words
; ...class treatment reputation of Walter Reed Army Medical Center will continue...there are five main reasons why Walter Reed was selected for closure, even...Bethesda than at land-locked Walter Reed; Bethesda is right across the...
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BRAC move seen at risk: Walter Reed controversy might threaten shift of jobs to Bethesda site.
Newspaper article from: Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD); 3/20/2007; 700+ words
; ...controversy over medical care at the Walter Reed Army hospital, according to members...merge the existing hospitals at Walter Reed and Bethesda into a new, 340...of revisiting the plan to close Walter Reed. "We respect the BRAC process...
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Walter Reed
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Walter Reed Walter Reed (1851-1902), American military surgeon and head of the U...1902, he was appointed librarian of the Army Medical Library. The Walter Reed Hospital in Washington was named in his honor. Further Reading Howard...
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Reed, Walter 1851-1902
Book article from: American Decades
REED, WALTER 1851-1902 Army surgeon and pathologist...Belroi, Virginia, on 13 September 1851, Walter Reed was the son of Methodist minister...fiftyone. Source: William Bennett Bean, Walter Reed: A Biography (Charlottesville...
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Reed, Walter
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Public Health
REED, WALTER A native of Virginia, Walter Reed (1851 – 1902) received his medical education...see also: ; ; ; ) Bibliography Kelly, H. A. (1907). Walter Reed and Yellow Fever. New York: McLure, Phillips.
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Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Walter Reed Army Medical Center major hospital complex in Washington, D. C., and Forest Glen, Md.; est. 1923 and named for U.S. army surgeon Walter Reed. It is composed of seven units including a general hospital and a research institute. There are several thousand beds.
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Reed, John 1887-1920
Book article from: American Decades
REED, JOHN 1887-1920 Reporter...Portland, Oregon, in 1887, John Reed entered Harvard University with...class of 1910 that included Walter Lippmann and T. S. Eliot...His vivid dispatches inspired Walter Lippmann, who had also already...
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