nafilah

Updated: May 24, 2025

This peculiarity is not uncommon amongst the Somal; it is considered by them a sign of warm temperament. The Moslem should first recite the Farz prayers, or those ordered in the Koran; secondly, the Sunnat or practice of the Prophet; and thirdly the Nafilah or Supererogatory.

Sir Richard Francis Burton - First Footsteps in East Africa