Tarawih Rakat Counter
Total rakat prayed across Ramadan nights, 8 or 20 per night plus Witr.
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About the Tarawih Rakat Counter
Totals the number of rakat prayed across Ramadan's Tarawih nights, at 8 or 20 rakat per night, optionally including Witr.
- Enter the number of nights.
- Choose 8 or 20 rakat per night.
- Choose whether to include Witr.
- Read the total rakat for the month.
27 nights at 20 rakat plus Witr: 27 × 23 = 621 total rakat for the month.
| Count | Rakat (excl. Witr) | Commonly associated with | Basis commonly cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 rakat | 8 | Some communities (e.g. Salafi/Ahl-e-Hadith) and some recent Haramain practice | Reports describing the Prophet's own personal night-prayer practice (e.g. Aisha's narration) |
| 20 rakat | 20 | Historically dominant across Hanafi, Shafi'i, Maliki, and Hanbali-majority communities, including much of South Asia, Turkey, and beyond | Traditionally traced to congregational practice organized under Umar ibn al-Khattab |
Both 8-rakat and 20-rakat Tarawih are real, practiced traditions — 20 is the historically dominant practice (especially in the Hanafi school), while 8 is also cited from some reports of the Prophet's own practice. Neither is a universal requirement; this is a simple counting tool, not a ruling on which count is correct.
- • Use this to track your own or your mosque's specific practice across the month, not to determine which count you should follow.
- Custody, prayer, and Ramadan-practice comparative fiqh references — accessed 2026-09-06
Provided for general guidance based on the named calculation method or standard cited on this page — not a religious ruling (fatwa). Practices and interpretations vary by school of thought, region, and local scholarly authority; consult a qualified imam or scholar for religious obligations, especially inheritance and financial matters.