Isha prayer - wikipedia Isha prayer Part of a series on Islam Beliefs Oneness of God Prophets Revealed books Angels Predestination Day of Resurrection Practices Profession of faith Prayer Fasting Alms - giving Pilgrimage Texts and laws Quran Sunnah Hadith Sharia ( law ) Fiqh ( jurisprudence ) Kalam ( dialectic ) History Timeline Muhammad Ahl al - Bayt Sahabah Rashidun Imamah ( Shia doctrine ) Caliphate Spread of Islam Culture and society Calendar Festivals Academics Art Moral teachings Children Denominations Feminism Women Madrasa Mosque Philosophy Politics Proselytizing Animals LGBT Science Demographics Economics Finance Social welfare Related topics Criticism of Islam Islam and other religions Islamism Islamophobia Glossary Islam portal The Isha prayer ( Arabic : صلاة العشاء ‎ ‎ ṣalāt al - ʿišāʾ IPA : ( sʕalaːt alʕiʃaːʔ ), `` night prayer '' ) is the night - time daily prayer recited by practising Muslims. It is the fifth of the five daily prayers -- ( salat ) ( Islamic evening begins at maghrib ). The five daily prayers collectively are one pillar of the Five Pillars of Islam, in Sunni Islam, and one of the ten Practices of the Religion ( Furū al - Dīn ) according to Shia Islam. It is a four rak'ah prayer and the first two rak'ah are prayed aloud. When travelling, according to some madhhabs, it may be reduced to two rak'ahs. In Islam, the Isha ' daily prayer has four required ( Fard ) rak'ah. However, in Sunni Islam, the two Sunnah rak'ah following the Isha ' are highly recommended and so is the third rakat Wajib Witr. There are a few optional prayers that can be recited after the Isha ' prayer, including the Nafilat ul - Layl prayers ( together termed tahajjud ), as well as the tarawih in Ramadan. Contents 1 Name variations 2 Ahadith mentioning virtues of Isha Salat 3 Sunni Muslims 4 Shia Muslims 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Name variations Region / country Language Main Arab World Arabic صلاة العشاء ( Ṣalāh al - ʿIshaaʾ ) Iran Persian نماز عشا Pakistan, India Urdu نماز عشاء ( Isha namaaz ) Turkey Turkish Yatsı namazı Azerbaijan Azeri İşa namazı Albania, Kosovo Albanian Namazi i natës Balkans Serbo - Croatian, Bosnian Jacija - namaz Bangladesh, East India Bengali ইশা, এশা ( Isha, esha ) Poland Polish Isza Somalia, Somaliland Somali Salaada Cishe Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia Salat Isya Malaysia Bahasa Melayu Solat Isyak West Java, Banten Basa Sunda Solat Isa East Turkestan Uyghur خۇپتەن نامىزى Iraqi Kurdistan Sorani نوێژی عیشا Ahadith mentioning virtues of Isha ṣalāt An Imam reads verses from the Quran after Isha ' ( night prayers ) in the Mughal Empire. Uthman bin Affan reported that he heard Muhammad saying : `` The one who offered Isha salat in congregation, it was as if he remained in salat up to midnight, and he who offered the Fajr salat in congregation, it was as if he remained in salat the whole night. '' From Muslim Abu Hurairah reported : The Messenger of Allah said, `` The most difficult Salah for the munafiqeen ( the hypocrites ) is Isha and Fajr. Had they known the rewards for them, they would have attended them even if they had to crawl on their knees. '' ( Bukhari ) Sunni Muslims The time period within which the Isha prayer must be recited is the following : Time begins : According to the Hanafi school, Isha begins when complete darkness has arrived and the white twilight in the sky has disappeared. According to the Maliki and Shafi'i schools, the time begins when the red thread has disappeared from the sky. These times can be approximated by using the sun as a measure. When the sun has descended 12 degrees below the horizon, it is approximately equivalent to the disappearance of the red from the sky. For approximating when complete darkness begins, some astronomers argue that it occurs when the sun has descended 15 degrees below the horizon while others use the safer measure of 18 degrees. Time ends : At the beginning of dawn when the time for Fajr prayer begins. However, it is frowned upon to delay the prayer without a legitimate reason past the first third of the night, and `` night '' in Islamic law means the time between the start of the Maghrib prayer and the start of the Fajr prayer. According to an opinion in the Maliki school, the prohibition is from delaying the prayer beyond the first half of the night, rather than just the first third. Shia Muslims The time period within which the Isha prayer must be recited is the following : Time begins : once Maghrib ( evening prayer ) has been recited and completed. Time ends : at midnight, the midpoint between shafak and dawn. However, it is very important to recite the prayer as soon as the time begins. Often Maghrib and Isha are offered together with a small gap of time in between. See also Salat ( Prayer ) Wudhu ( Washing of some body parts to prepare oneself for praying ) Fajr ( Dawn prayer ) Dhuhr ( Mid-day prayer ) Asr ( Afternoon prayer ) Maghrib ( Sunset prayer ) Isha ' ( Night prayer ) Dhikr Tasbih References ^ Jump up to : A guide on praying Maghrib and Isha prayers on qul.org website, Retrieved 14 May 2017 ^ Jump up to : Significance of Offering The Isha Prayer and Its Benefits, QuranReading website, Published 29 January 2015, Retrieved 14 May 2017 Jump up ^ Prayer Times defined for all five prayers in a day, qul.org website, Retrieved 14 May 2017 External links A detailed videoclip of how the Isha prayer is performed on YouTube Salah ( Islamic prayer ) Types of prayers ( salat ) Mandatory daily prayers Fajr Zuhr Asr Maghrib Isha Witr ( for Hanafis ) Jumu'ah ( Friday prayer ) Communal mandatory Salat al - Janazah prayers for the absent Congregational prayers Jumu'ah Tarawih Supererogatory prayers Sunnah salah Nafl salah Witr Duha Tahajjud Special - purpose prayers Salat al - Istikharah Salat al - Eid Prayer unit ( raka'ah ) and components of prayer unit Glorifying Allah ( Takbir ) Standing in salat Sitting in salat Recitation of Quran ( Tajweed ) Bowing ( Ruku ) Prostrating ( Sajdah ) Tashahhud Taslim Sujud Sahwi Mosque Mihrab Podium ( Minbar ) Sermon ( Khutbah ) Musalla Prayer rug Conditions Call to prayer ( Adhan Iqama ) Salat times Qibla Ablution ( Wudu ) Dry ablution ( Tayammum ) Full ablution ( Ghusl ) Screen or barrier ( Sutrah ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Isha_prayer&oldid=801332531 '' Categories : Islamic prayer Salat Salah terminology Hidden categories : Articles containing Arabic - language text Talk Contents About Wikipedia Azərbaycanca বাংলা Bosanski Dansk Deutsch فارسی Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Қазақша Magyar മലയാളം Bahasa Melayu Nederlands Norsk Polski Русский Shqip Simple English Soomaaliga کوردی Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Basa Sunda Татарча / tatarça Тоҷикӣ اردو ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche Edit links This page was last edited on 19 September 2017, at 01 : 48. 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Question: what does the name isha mean in islam
Answer: night