Tarawih
Tarawih (Arabic: تراويح, romanized: tarāwīḥ), also known as Taraweeh, are special Sunnah prayers involving reading long portions of the Quran, and performing many 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.
Tarawih prayer at the Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia | |
| Official name | صلاة التراويح (ṣalāt at-tarāwīḥ; literally, 'prayer of the Tarāwīḥ') |
|---|---|
| Also called | Taraweeh |
| Observed by | Sunnis |
| Type | Sunnah prayer according to Sunni Muslims |
| Significance | A voluntary Sunnah prayer that Sunni Muslims say was done by Muhammad |
| Begins | Isha prayer |
| Ends | 8 rakahs with 3 witr rakahs take approximately 1 hour |
| Frequency | Every night in Ramadan |
| Related to | Ramadan |
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