Taraweeh prayers resumed this year with covid-19 precautions
- Publish date: Wednesday، 17 March 2021
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As Ramadan, the holy month for Muslims is approaching, as we all know several practices are practiced during this holy month such as fasting, and even praying taraweeh which is a special prayer that is prayed during this holy month.
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This year in light of covid-19 taraweeh prayers have been limited to 30 minutes, the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) said strict Covid safety protocols will be in place at mosques.
As to women, women’s prayer halls will remain closed.
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Taraweeh is derived from the Arabic word meaning “to rest and relax”, where Muslims perform many rakahs and During the standing portions of the prayer, long sections of the Qur'an are read. The Qur'an is divided into equal parts for the purpose of reading sections of equal length during each of the Ramadan nights, and so 1/30 of the Qur'an is read on successive evenings. The aim is read the entire Qur’an by the end of Ramadan.