Isha
E27509
Isha is the nightly Islamic prayer that is performed after dusk and marks the final of the five daily obligatory prayers in Islam.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Isha canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic prayer
ⓘ
Salah ⓘ |
| ArabicName | صلاة العشاء ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Witr prayer
ⓘ
nightly worship in Islam ⓘ |
| canBePrayedInCongregation | yes ⓘ |
| category | obligatory act of worship (ibadah) ⓘ |
| containsComponent |
Qur’an recitation
ⓘ
bowing (ruku) ⓘ prostration (sujud) ⓘ standing (qiyam) ⓘ tashahhud ⓘ |
| dailyFrequency | once per day ⓘ |
| directionOfPrayer | qibla ⓘ |
| endsWith | taslim ⓘ |
| genderParticipation | men and women ⓘ |
| hasDifferentOpinionsOn |
exact start time
ⓘ
latest valid time ⓘ |
| includesOptionalRakats | yes ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| ledBy | imam (in congregation) ⓘ |
| legalClassification | individual obligation (fard ayn) ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | night ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Hadith literature ⓘ |
| numberOfRakats | 4 fard rakats ⓘ |
| obligatoryStatus | fard ⓘ |
| optionalRakatsType |
nafl
ⓘ
sunnah ⓘ |
| partOf |
Salah in Islam
ⓘ
five daily prayers ⓘ |
| performedAfter |
Maghrib
ⓘ
dusk ⓘ |
| performedBy | Muslims ⓘ |
| performedIn |
homes
ⓘ
mosques ⓘ |
| positionInSequence | fifth daily obligatory prayer in Islam ⓘ |
| prerequisite | ritual purity (wudu or ghusl) ⓘ |
| recitationLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| requiredFor | fulfilling daily prayer obligation in Islam ⓘ |
| timeCategory | night prayer ⓘ |
| timeRangeEnd | midnight or dawn (depending on school of law) ⓘ |
| timeRangeStart | after disappearance of red twilight (according to many jurists) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Salat