Time ends: At the beginning of dawn when the time for Fajr prayer begins.For approximating when complete darkness begins, some astronomers argue that it occurs when the sun has descended 15 degrees below the horizon while others use the safer measure of 18 degrees. When the sun has descended 12 degrees below the horizon, it is approximately equivalent to the disappearance of the red from the sky. These times can be approximated by using the sun as a measure. According to the Maliki, Shafi'i and Hanbali schools, the time begins when the red thread has disappeared from the sky. Time begins: According to the Hanafi school, Isha begins when complete darkness has arrived and the white twilight in the sky has disappeared.The time period within which the Isha prayer must be recited is the following: Had they known the rewards for them, they would have attended them even if they had to crawl on their knees.' ( Bukhari) Uthman reported that he heard Muhammad saying: 'The one who offered Isha salat in a congregation, it was as if he remained in salat up to midnight, and he who offered the Fajr salat in a congregation, it was as if he remained in salat the whole night.' ( Muslim)Ību Hurairah reported: The Messenger of Allah said, 'The most difficult Salah for the Munafiqeen (the hypocrites) is Isha and Fajr.

An Imam reads verses from the Quran after Isha' (night prayers) in the Mughal Empire.

Isha namaz timetable