Shuruk
/ʃuˈruːk/noun
In Islamic practice, shuruk refers to sunrise or the time shortly after sunrise when the prohibited period for the dawn prayer has ended.
Did you know?Shuruk comes from the same Arabic root associated with the East and with the rising of light, linking sunrise, direction, and illumination in one linguistic family.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*š-r-q
“To rise, shine, or become bright”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
šaraqa (شَرَقَ)
“He rose or shone, especially of the sun”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
šurūq (شُرُوق)
“Rising, sunrise, or the appearance of light”
Medieval Islamic scholarship
Arabic
ṣalāt al-šurūq
“A voluntary prayer associated with the period after sunrise”
Modern English
English
shuruk / shurūq
“Sunrise or the post-sunrise prayer time in Islamic usage”