Tahajjud

In Islam, a voluntary night prayer or vigil. Also known as “night prayer” or qiyam al-layl, tahajjud is performed any time between the obligatory evening prayer (‘isha) and obligatory dawn prayer (fajr). However, it is ideally offered during the last third of the night. This is because Muslims believe that God’s mercy descends to the lowest realm of heaven and in answer to Muslims who are praying to God during this time. During the holy month of Ramadan, tahajjud has greater spiritual merit. For this reason, worshippers spend Ramadan nights in mosques praying and reciting the Quran until the dawn prayer.