Sentence examples for number of prayers from inspiring English sources

Eventually Allah whittles down the number of prayers to five a day.

A thief unable to fast for the prescribed number of days could instead say a certain number of prayers or donate a certain portion of his income to the poor.

A prayer is said first on the cross and then on each of the 33 beaccordingccording to tradition, equaling the number of years in Jesus' earthly life and the "circle of prayers" is typically performed three times (symbolic of the Trinity), making the total number of prayers 100, which represents the fullness of creation.

After the Reformation this "White Paternoster" was among a number of prayers and devotions that were converted into magical rhymes, becoming widely known charms.

At best, cooking times could be specified as the time it took to say a certain number of prayers or how long it took to walk around a certain field.

There is always a disproportionate number of Prayer Caucus members on the House Armed Services Committee.

The number of silent prayers that have been spoken in moments of exhaustion and desperation.

During the event, which took on the air of an evangelical church service at times, a number of speakers offered prayers as audience members stood with their arms raised and their palms facing outward.

The witr prayer must be an odd number of rakats (units of prayer).

"They may be right if they mean the number of press conferences, prayer circles, protests and counterprotests going on outside the court while oral argument was under way inside".

The number of nurses using prayer as a stress management strategy exceeded our expectation; the relative proportion of professionals using different strategies may vary geographically, culturally, and by age, race, and/or profession.