It is recommended to perform the Tarawih each night of Ramadan. Tarawih is a sunnah salah of at least eight and up to twenty rak‘ahs. Optimally, the entire Qur'an is recited by the Imam over the course of the Tarawih prayers.
Like all sunnah prayers, Tarawih is observed in sets of two rak‘ahs, with salams (greetings of peace) after each pair.
After every fourth rak‘ah, you recite the du‘a below, then
rest for a few moments.
subåhâna dhi-l-mulki wa-l-malakût subåhâna dhi-l-‘izzati wa-l-‘adhmati wa-l-qudårati wa-l-kibåriyââ'i subåhâna-l-maliki-l-hayyi-l-ladhî lâ yanamu wa lâ yamût subbûhun quddûsun rabbunâ wa rabbu-l-malââ'ikati war-r-rûh allâhumma ajirnâ mina-n-nâr yâ mujîru yâ mujîru yâ mujîr
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Glorified is the master of Mulk and Malakut* Glorified is the posessor of greatness, awe, & power And Glory, and Grandeur and the Jabarut* Glorified is the King who is Ever-Living who neither sleeps nor dies For Him is Purity and Holiness —He is our Lord and the Lord of the angels and the Spirit Oh Allah! protect us from the fire Oh Protector! Oh Protector! OhProtector!
* Mulk, Malakut and Jabarut are the worlds of the Kingdom, Dominion and Power, corresponding to physical reality, the angelic world, and the world of the spirit. |
During Ramadan it is recommended that one offer Witr in a group after praying tarawih, unless one intends to pray the night vigil prayer (Tahajjud), in which case one should postpone Witr until after the night vigil prayer. Witr is among the most strongly confirmed of all sunnah practices and observing it at the end of every night's worship (in solitary prayer outside of Ramadan) is a great blessing.
