Abdul Muqit Chowdhury :
Rasulullah (SM) said : “Allah has made the fasting obligatory and offering Taraweeh prayer Sunnat.” Accordingly, Taraweeh is an additional prayer at night in the month of Ramzan. It is performed with Isha prayer.
Taraweeh prayer is of 20 rakaats. It is preferably performed in congregation in the mosques. It is performed in two formats. They are-Surah Taraweeh and Khatam Taraweeh. In Khatam Taraweeh the whole Holy Quran Sharif is recited in the zamat and completed (khatam) preferably before Shab-e-Qadr-the night of the Revelation of the Holy Quran.
The Imam in Khatam Taraweeh is compulsorily a Hafiz-e-Quran Khatam Taraweeh is performed as a continuous process in innumerable mosques in Bangladesh. The mosques of the major cities all over Bangladesh take a festive look in the nights as thousands of musallies of different ages gather in the mosques for Taraweeh congregation.
Khatam Taraweeh is of great virtue as the recitation of the Holy Quran coincides with the sacred month of the Revelation of this last Heavenly Scripture for the mankind.
However, in many mosques, mostly in villages, Sura Taraweeh is performed. But there is also Khatam Taraweeh in some of the mosques in villages.
If anyone is unable to attend Khatam Taraweeh, he may perform Sura Taraweeh at home also. Rasulullah (SM) said, “Those who perform Taraweeh and Tahazzud prayer in the month of Ramzan with the hope of virtue, will be forgiven of their sins.” (Bukhari and Muslim Sharif)
The Holy Quran reveals : “(They are proper Muslims) who pass their nights in sizda and qiam (in Salat) towards their Lord”. Taraweeh and Tahazzud are these night-prayers.
Here, we can add that the Taraweeh prayer also contributes to physical fitness and emotional well-being. So, spiritually and physically, from the viewpoint of both, Taraweeh is a cherished prayer.
Rasulullah (SM) said : “Allah has made the fasting obligatory and offering Taraweeh prayer Sunnat.” Accordingly, Taraweeh is an additional prayer at night in the month of Ramzan. It is performed with Isha prayer.
Taraweeh prayer is of 20 rakaats. It is preferably performed in congregation in the mosques. It is performed in two formats. They are-Surah Taraweeh and Khatam Taraweeh. In Khatam Taraweeh the whole Holy Quran Sharif is recited in the zamat and completed (khatam) preferably before Shab-e-Qadr-the night of the Revelation of the Holy Quran.
The Imam in Khatam Taraweeh is compulsorily a Hafiz-e-Quran Khatam Taraweeh is performed as a continuous process in innumerable mosques in Bangladesh. The mosques of the major cities all over Bangladesh take a festive look in the nights as thousands of musallies of different ages gather in the mosques for Taraweeh congregation.
Khatam Taraweeh is of great virtue as the recitation of the Holy Quran coincides with the sacred month of the Revelation of this last Heavenly Scripture for the mankind.
However, in many mosques, mostly in villages, Sura Taraweeh is performed. But there is also Khatam Taraweeh in some of the mosques in villages.
If anyone is unable to attend Khatam Taraweeh, he may perform Sura Taraweeh at home also. Rasulullah (SM) said, “Those who perform Taraweeh and Tahazzud prayer in the month of Ramzan with the hope of virtue, will be forgiven of their sins.” (Bukhari and Muslim Sharif)
The Holy Quran reveals : “(They are proper Muslims) who pass their nights in sizda and qiam (in Salat) towards their Lord”. Taraweeh and Tahazzud are these night-prayers.
Here, we can add that the Taraweeh prayer also contributes to physical fitness and emotional well-being. So, spiritually and physically, from the viewpoint of both, Taraweeh is a cherished prayer.
