Cases in Which Āyāt Prayer Becomes Obligatory
Issue No. 1287- Āyāt (Signs) Prayer becomes obligatory on account of the following four occasions:1. Solar Eclipse, even partially. 2. Lunar Eclipse, even partially.3. Earthquake, even though it does not create fear among people with respect to these three events.4. Thunder and lightning, red and black winds and other similar celestial phenomena, provided that it frightens most of the people. Similarly for the terrestrial events which create fear in most of the people āyāt Prayer should be offered, as an obligatory precaution.
