Tarawih (تراويح) is an Arabic phrase referring to extra prayers given at night in the Islamic month of Ramadan. Tarawih prayers consist of (8-) 20 raka'ahs. It is normal to attempt to recite the whole of the Qur'an during Ramadan. This is done by reciting one juz each night or in each tarawih by dividing the juz into several ayat recited in one raka'ah. Jump to: navigation, search Arabic (Arabic: العربية; transliterated: al-carabiyyah, less formally, عربي transliterated: carabÄ«) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Jump to: navigation, search Islam â–¶(?) (Arabic: الإسلام al-islām) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, the worlds second-largest religion, and said by some to be the fastest growing religion in the world. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ramadan or Ramadhan (Arabic: رمضان ) is the ninth month of the Islamic year. ... The Arabic word rakaah (pl. ... Jump to: navigation, search In this article, all English Quranic quotes will be taken from Yusuf A. Alis translation. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ramadan or Ramadhan (Arabic: رمضان ) is the ninth month of the Islamic year. ... A juz (Arabic: جزء) literally means part. ... Ayah is the Arabic word for sign or miracle. ...

Tarawih was originally instituted by Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Sunni Caliph. Several hadith reports say that the Prophet Muhammad often offered these prayers during Ramadan. For other uses of the name, see Umar (disambiguation). ...

The Shi'a do not perform Tarawih.