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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Taraweeh Prayers in Ramadan.

When the month of Ramadan begins, Muslims enter into a period of discipline and worship:  fasting during the day, and praying throughout the day and night.  During Ramadan, special evening prayers are conducted during which long portions of the Qur'an are recited.  These special prayers are known as taraweeh.
The word taraweeh comes from an Arabic word which means to rest and relax.  The prayer can be very long (well over an hour), during which one stands upright to read from the Qur'an and performs many cycles of movement (standing, bowing, prostrating, sitting).  After each four cycles, one sits for a brief period of rest before continuing -- this is where the name taraweeh ("rest prayer") comes from.
During the standing portions of the prayer, long sections of the Qur'an are read.  The Qur'an is divided into equal parts (called juz) for the purpose of reading sections of equal length during each of the Ramadan nights.  Thus, 1/30 of the Qur'an is read on successive evenings, so that by the end of the month the entire Qur'an has been completed.
It is recommended that Muslims attend the taraweeh prayers in the mosque (after 'isha, the last evening prayer), to pray in congregation.  This is true for both men and women.  However, one may also perform the prayers individually at home. These prayers are voluntary, but are strongly recommended and widely practiced.
There has been some dispute about how long the taraweeh prayer is supposed to be: 8 or 20 raka'at (cycles of prayer). It is without dispute, however, that when praying the taraweeh prayer in congregation, one should start and end with the imam, according to the number that he performs. Night prayers in Ramadan are a blessing, and one should not argue about this fine point.
SOURCES from About.Com Islam
Foreigners return from perform Taraweeh Prayers in Kuala Lumpur
Friday Prayers in Jalan Masjid India in Kuala Lumpur.

Taraweeh Prayers sources from About.Com & Photos from my Panasonic Lumix LX3.






 

 

 







2 comments:

willie a.k.a reptoz said...

Hello Uncle Awang,

First of all, selamat menyambut bulan Ramadhan. Reading your entry about Terawih, i think it is a good practice. I believe, other than religion it also instill moral values and boost the discipline in practising Islam.

And I'm looking forward to this coming Raya. Can't wait to taste delecious Malay dishes at my friends' houses.

Have a nice day yeah?

Cassy said...

Ramadan is almost finished here in my country. By the 30th of august is the end of Ramadan and in respect to our Muslim brothers, the President of the Republic declared that to be a special non working holiday.

Cassy from Advanced Guitar Lessons