Ramadhan 2020

Tarawih (Arabic: تراويح‎, literally “rest and relaxation”) refers to additional ritual prayers performed by Sunni Muslims at night after the  Isha prayer  during the holy month of Ramadan. It involves reading one  Juz (Arabic: جُزْءْ, i.e a section of the Quran 1/30 its length, which generally takes somewhere between 20-60 minutes), and from 14 to 20 cycles of Raka’ah, lasting well over an hour in total. Unlike the five daily salat ritual prayers which are  fard  (obligatory) under Sunni Islamic law, taraweeh is sunnah (recommended). 

‘Sadaqah’ literally means righteousness and refers to the voluntary giving of alms or charity. But in Islamic terminology; Sadaqah has been defined as an act of “Giving something to somebody without seeking a substitute in return and with the intention of pleasing Allah.” Meanwhile, according to Ar-Rageeb al-Asfahaani “Sadaqa is what the person gives from what he possesses, like Zakat, hoping to get closer to Allah.” The term Sadaqah stems from the Arabic root word ‘sidq’ (s-d-q) ص د ق, which means sincerity and It is considered as a sign of sincere faith. The three-letter root of this word, S-D-Q, also means, “to speak the truth,” to be sincere” and “to fulfill one’s promises.” All of these aspects of honorable behavior indicate the links between generosity and a healthy society. Some modern researchers also try to etymologically link the word sadaqa to the Hebrew צדקה  sedāḳā  (almsgiving). Some experts hence conclude that sadaqa is a loanword.