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.