Witr prayer
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Witr prayer is an odd-numbered voluntary Islamic night prayer performed after the Isha prayer and considered highly emphasized in Sunni practice.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Witr prayer canonical | 3 |
| Qiyam al-Layl | 2 |
| Isha prayer | 1 |
| Night prayer (Qiyam al-Layl) | 1 |
| Tahajjud prayer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1289375 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Witr prayer Context triple: [Isha, associatedWith, Witr prayer]
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A.
Musaf prayer
The Musaf prayer is an additional Jewish worship service recited on Sabbaths, festivals, and certain holy days to commemorate the extra Temple sacrifices once offered on those occasions.
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B.
Compline
Compline is the traditional Christian night prayer service, marking the final liturgical office of the day in various church traditions.
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C.
Surah Al-Asr
Surah Al-Asr is a short Meccan chapter of the Quran that emphasizes the importance of faith, righteous deeds, mutual encouragement to truth, and patience as the keys to human salvation.
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D.
Surah Al-Falaq
Surah Al-Falaq is a short Meccan chapter of the Quran that seeks God's protection from all forms of external evil and harm.
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E.
Surah Al-Layl
Surah Al-Layl is a Meccan chapter of the Quran that contrasts the paths of righteousness and wickedness, emphasizing the consequences of human choices and the value of charity and piety.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Witr prayer Target entity description: Witr prayer is an odd-numbered voluntary Islamic night prayer performed after the Isha prayer and considered highly emphasized in Sunni practice.
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A.
Musaf prayer
The Musaf prayer is an additional Jewish worship service recited on Sabbaths, festivals, and certain holy days to commemorate the extra Temple sacrifices once offered on those occasions.
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B.
Compline
Compline is the traditional Christian night prayer service, marking the final liturgical office of the day in various church traditions.
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C.
Surah Al-Asr
Surah Al-Asr is a short Meccan chapter of the Quran that emphasizes the importance of faith, righteous deeds, mutual encouragement to truth, and patience as the keys to human salvation.
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D.
Surah Al-Falaq
Surah Al-Falaq is a short Meccan chapter of the Quran that seeks God's protection from all forms of external evil and harm.
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E.
Surah Al-Layl
Surah Al-Layl is a Meccan chapter of the Quran that contrasts the paths of righteousness and wickedness, emphasizing the consequences of human choices and the value of charity and piety.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic prayer
ⓘ
Sunnah prayer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Qiyam al-Layl
ⓘ
linked to:
Witr prayer
Tahajjud ⓘ |
| associatedWithVirtue | completion of night worship ⓘ |
| canBePrayed |
in congregation
ⓘ
individually ⓘ |
| commonRakats | 3 ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Hadith collections
ⓘ
linked to:
Hadith literature
|
| earliestTime | after completion of Isha prayer ⓘ |
| encouragedFor | all adult Muslims ⓘ |
| hasMeaning | odd (in Arabic: witr or witr’) ⓘ |
| includes |
Qur’an recitation
ⓘ
bowing (ruku‘) ⓘ prostration (sujud) ⓘ tashahhud ⓘ taslim (closing salām) ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| latestTime | before Fajr time begins ⓘ |
| legalStatusInHanbaliFiqh | sunnah mu’akkadah ⓘ |
| legalStatusInMalikiFiqh | sunnah mu’akkadah ⓘ |
| legalStatusInShafiFiqh | sunnah mu’akkadah ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Prophet Muhammad’s practice
ⓘ
linked to:
Sunnah
|
| minimumRakats | 1 ⓘ |
| notObligatoryInMajorityView | true ⓘ |
| numberOfRakats | odd ⓘ |
| oftenIncludes | Qunoot supplication ⓘ |
| oftenPrayedAfter |
Taraweeh prayer
ⓘ
linked to:
Taraweeh prayers
|
| oftenPrayedInCongregationDuring | Ramadan ⓘ |
| otherPossibleRakats |
11
ⓘ
5 ⓘ 7 ⓘ 9 ⓘ |
| performedAfter |
Isha prayer
ⓘ
linked to:
Witr prayer
|
| performedBy | Muslims ⓘ |
| performedFacing | Qibla (toward the Kaaba) ⓘ |
| qunootPlacementInSomeMadhhabs |
last rak‘ah after ruku‘
ⓘ
last rak‘ah before ruku‘ ⓘ |
| recitationInFirstRakats | Qur’anic surahs after al-Fatihah ⓘ |
| recitationInLastRak‘ah | Qur’anic surahs after al-Fatihah ⓘ |
| recitationLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| recommendedTime | last third of the night ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| requires |
covering of awrah
ⓘ
ritual purity (wudu) ⓘ |
| rulingInHanafiFiqh | wajib ⓘ |
| rulingInSunniFiqh | highly emphasized Sunnah (sunnah mu’akkadah) ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | night ⓘ |
| viewInSunniTradition | one of the most important voluntary prayers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Witr prayer Description of subject: Witr prayer is an odd-numbered voluntary Islamic night prayer performed after the Isha prayer and considered highly emphasized in Sunni practice.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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