Most people are asleep. A few get up. In the dark hours of the night, while the world sleeps, some choose to leave the warmth of their beds for a private conversation with their Creator. This book is an invitation to become one of them.

At a glance

• Title: Tahajjud, The Divine Invitation
• Author: Abeer Arain, MD, MPH
• Publisher: Kube Publishing
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 9781835920374

About the book

Tahajjud stands above other voluntary worship in the closeness it builds with Allah, yet it remains one of the easiest Sunnahs to admire from a distance and never actually begin. This book is a humble effort to revive that Sunnah.

It gathers the standing of the night prayer in the Sunnah and draws out its spiritual, physical and social fruits, written so that youth and adults, students of knowledge and first-time readers alike can all take something from it. Those who rise at this hour find a direct and uninterrupted path to their Lord, and this book sets out to show you why that hour is worth waking for.

About the author

Abeer Arain is a physician, writer and avid gardener. Originally from Pakistan and raised in Saudi Arabia, she now lives in the United States. She writes on nature and Islam, on self-care, and on anything that might become a source of Sadaqah Jariyah for her. Away from medicine and her next manuscript, she is usually in her garden, chasing waterfalls, or browsing a local bookshop.

Who it is for

• Anyone wanting to start. If you have meant to pray Tahajjud for years and it has never stuck, this gives you the reasons and the framework.
• Those already praying it. A deeper look at what you are already doing, and why it carries the weight it does.
• Young adults and teens. Written to reach youth as well as older readers, without talking down to either.
• Ramadan readers. A natural companion for the nights of Ramadan, and the last ten in particular.

Why the night prayer

There is a stillness in the last third of the night that does not exist at any other hour. No phone, no noise, no audience. Standing in prayer when leaving a warm bed is the hardest part of it builds something that daylight worship rarely reaches.

A quiet gift

A good book on worship is one of the better things to give. This suits a new Muslim finding their footing, a friend going through a difficult stretch, a young person you want to encourage, or anyone in the family who has said they want to get closer to their salah.

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