Tarawih
Sunni Islamic prayers specific to Ramadan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This is a sub-article of Sunnah salat and Ramadan.
Tarawih (Arabic: تَّرَاوِيح, romanized: tarāwīḥ) are special Sunnah prayers involving reading long portions of the Quran, and performing up to 20 rakahs (cycles of prostrations required in Islamic prayer), which are performed only in the Islamic month of Ramadan. The entire Quran is recited in the Tarawih prayers at a mosque, typically at the rate of one Juz' per night.
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Official name | صَلَاةُ التَّرَاوِيح (ṣalāt at-tarāwīḥ; literally, 'prayer of the Tarāwīḥ') |
Also called | Taraweeh |
Observed by | Sunnis |
Type | Sunnah Muwakkadah prayer according to Sunni Muslims |
Significance | A Sunnah prayer that Sunni Muslims say was done by Muhammad |
Begins | After Isha prayer |
Ends | 20 rakahs take approximately 45 mins if it is surah tarawih(In this the surah from 30th chapter of the quran is recited in repetition for 30 cycles of taraweeh) and a bit more than 1 hour if it is khatam taraweeh(In this whole quran is recited within 30 cycles of taraweeh) |
Date | changes every year (as with ramadan cycle) |
Frequency | Every night in Ramadan |
Related to | Ramadan |
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