NamazoN mein Rakaat ki masnoon t'adaad

Many muslims around the world over are perpllexed as to the number of Rakaat in the prayers. The five prayers are all well known, but whether the number of their Fard Rakaats are established through Quran and Hadeeth? And whether there are any other types of prayers that are established through the Hadeeth. This is nicely elaborated by Kamran Tahir, a Pakistani scholar and well known author of Islamic books. This nicely researched article is compiled by Aijaz Ubaid.