Tahajjud

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Tahajjud is a voluntary late-night Islamic prayer performed after waking from sleep, regarded as a highly virtuous act of worship and devotion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic prayer
night prayer
voluntary prayer
aimsAt humility before Allah
increased remembrance of Allah
associatedEmotion gratitude
repentance
sincerity
associatedVirtue acceptance of supplications
closeness to Allah
forgiveness of sins
strengthening of faith
associatedWith Qiyam al-Layl NERFINISHED
canBePerformedIn mosque
category supererogatory worship
encouragedBy Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED
follows a period of sleep
includes recitation of the Qur’an
remembrance of Allah
supplication
languageOfName Arabic
meaningOfName to keep awake at night
minimumRakats 2
notPerformedDuring sunrise
sunset
zenith
obligationStatus nafl
non-obligatory
performedBy Muslims
performedIndividuallyOrInCongregation individually
praisedIn Hadith literature
Islamic scholarly works
prerequisite intention (niyyah)
primaryLocation home
recommendedFor those seeking nearness to Allah
those seeking spiritual growth
recommendedTime last third of the night
relatedPractice Witr prayer NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Islam
requires ritual purity (wudu)
spiritualStatus act of devotion
highly virtuous act of worship
timeOfPerformance after Isha prayer
after waking from sleep at night
before Fajr prayer
typicalRakats 11
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Witr prayer associatedWith Tahajjud