Arabic · noun · Faith & Sacred History
Tahajjud
तहज्जुद
said ta-haj-jud
also written: Tahajud
Meaning
The voluntary night prayer offered after waking in the late hours.
Literally: keeping vigil, abandoning sleep
Usage & notes
The pre-dawn vigil prized as the prayer of the true seeker; Iqbal extols the dawn-rising worshipper.