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Isha'

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Also known as Isha'a prayer, Isha prayer, Ishaa prayer, Night prayer

fifth prayer of the day in Islam, occurring late in the darkness of night

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Encyclopedic overview

Isha (Arabic: صلاة العشاء), alternatively also transliterated as Ishaa', and also known as Khoftan or Khooftaan (from Persian خفتن meaning sleeping), is one of the mandatory five daily Islamic prayers, and contains four cycles.

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