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.
Statements (47)
| 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
ⓘ
8 ⓘ |
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