Taraweeh Counter

Taraweeh is the special night prayer of Ramadan — prayed after Isha, in congregation at the masjid or quietly at home, on every night of the month. Its name comes from the word for rest, because the early Muslims would sit after every four rak'ahs to catch their breath. It is not one of the five daily prayers; it is the extra night prayer that turns Ramadan's evenings into something many believers wait all year for.

The counting is the part that gets fuzzy. Did you finish eight, or twenty? Did the imam stop after the standard cycle and move on to witr? Nobody wants to be the person who loses count in the middle of the row, and nobody wants to miscount at home either. This counter solves that small problem: one tap per rak'ah, a progress ring that fills, and a quiet message when you complete the night's target. The mode button matches whichever practice your masjid follows — eight or twenty — and your progress stays on your device.

In most masjids, the imam recites about one juz' — one thirtieth of the Quran — each night of taraweeh, so that by the season's end the whole book has been heard aloud once. Listening attentively to that recitation is itself worship, even when the rak'ahs continue longer than usual; the standing, the listening and the waiting for the closing of the book all carry the same weight as the movement itself.

The last ten nights carry their own quiet urgency, when many believers seek the night that is better than a thousand months. Whether your masjid lengthens the standing then, or you add extra night prayer at home, the counter simply keeps count while you focus on the recitation. Pair the nights with the Quran reading tracker if you also want to finish your own personal khatam this Ramadan.