Category: Voluntary Prayer
Voluntary prayer - صَلاةُ التَّطوُّعِ
The voluntary prayers that Allah Almighty legislated as extra to the obligatory prayers.
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Witr prayer - صَلاةُ الوِتْرِ
A prayer performed between ‘Ishā’ prayer and the break of dawn to conclude the night prayer.
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Regular Sunnah prayers - السُّنَنُ الرَّواتِبُ
The confirmed Sunnah prayers which are performed before or after the obligatory prayers.
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Eid prayers - صَلاةُ العِيدَينِ
A two-Rak‘ah prayer that is performed in a specific manner on the day of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Ad-ha.
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Supererogatory prayer - صَلاةُ النَّافِلَةِ
Voluntary prayers legislated in addition to the five obligatory prayers.
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Voluntary night prayer - قِيامُ اللَّيْلِ
Tījāniyyah
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Circumambulation Prayer - صَلاةُ الطَّوافِ
Tījāniyyah
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Sacrificial animal - أُضْحِيَّةٌ
"Ud'hiyah": a name given to the animal that one slaughters as a sacrifice to Allah. It originally refers to the animal slaughtered on the Day of Nahr (Eid al-Ad'ha, 10th of Dhul-Hijjah).
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Late supererogatory night prayer - تهجد
"Tahajjud": getting up from sleep. It is originally derived from "hujūd", which means sleep in the night.
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Prayer for rain - صَلاةُ الاسْتِسْقاءِ
Tījāniyyah
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Pulpit - مِنْبَرٌ
"Minbar": a raised place. It is derived from the "nabr", which means: rising above ground level.
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Voluntary night prayer in Ramadan - تراويح
"Tarāweih" (sing. tarwīhah): rest, taking rest, a prayer which contains rest. It is derived from "rawh", which means expansion and wideness. This prayer is called "Tarāweih" because the people rest after every four rak‘ahs.
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Feast day/Festival - عِيدٌ
"‘Īd": return, recurrence, any day where there is a gathering. It is either derived from "‘āda", which is the past tense of the verb "return", or from "‘ādah", which means habit.
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The Night of Decree - لَيْلَةُ القَدْرِ
Tījāniyyah
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Shaf‘ prayer (a type of night prayer) - شَفْعٌ
"Shaf‘": even number. It is any number that can be equally divided by two, like two and ten. Opposite: "witr" (single, odd). Original meaning: joining two things. Other meanings: increase, association.
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Night worship - إحْياءُ اللَّيْلِ
Filling the night, or most of it, with acts of worship such as the prayer, remembrance of Allah, reciting the Qur’an, and so on.
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Day of Sacrifice - يَوْمُ النَّحْرِ
The tenth day of the month of Dhul-Hijjah. It is the day of Eid al-Adha.
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Large city/Metropolis - مِصْرٌ
Any big city that has a ruler who applies the rulings of the Shariah and carries out the corporal punishments prescribed for crimes.
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Sunrise - إشراق
The time of offering the "Duha" (forenoon) prayer begins after the sun has risen with the brightest light and by the height of a spear.
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Lying down - اضْطِجاعٌ
Lying down on the ground on one's side.
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Shawwaal (10th lunar month) - شَوّالٌ
The month that comes after the month of Ramadan.
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Night - لَيْلٌ
The time between sunset and the break of the true dawn.
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Delaying voluntary prayer - تَعْقِيبٌ
Performing the voluntary prayer after the "Tarāweeh" (voluntary prayer performed after the ‘Ishā’ in Ramadan).
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Attending Friday sermon from the beginning - اِبْتِكارٌ
Catching the beginning of the Friday sermon as the imam starts to deliver it.
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