Ayāt Prayer

The obligation of āyāt prayer is limited to the residents of only that town in which the event takes place.

Āyāt prayer has several forms. It consists of two rak‘ahs, and there are five rukū‘ in each.

Ayāt prayer becomes obligatory due the following four things: 1. Solar Eclips; 2. Lunar Eclips; 3. Earthquake; 4. Thunder and lightning, red and black cyclone and other similar celestial phenomena, which frightens most of the people.