Prayer times in Najaf

Prayer times in Najaf this week

Method: Institute of Geophysics, University of Tehran. Asr: Standard. Local time (Asia/Tehran), daylight saving time included. Fridays are highlighted.

Mosques in Najaf

We know of 3 mosques within 3 km of the centre of Najaf.

• Mosque مسجد جامع
  1.9 km Directions Map
• Unnamed mosque
  2.0 km Directions Map
• Mosque مسجد صاحب زمان
  2.8 km Directions Map

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Ramadan 2027 in Najaf

Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on Monday, 8 February 2027 and end on 8 March, with Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday, 9 March, subject to the moon sighting.

In Najaf the fast will last from 12 h 20 min to 13 h 22 min. On the first day suhoor ends at 05:13 and iftar is at 17:33.

Ramadan 2027 timetable for Najaf

Coming up in the Islamic calendar

• Tue, 5 JanIsra and Mi‘raj (the night of the 27th, from Maghrib the evening before)27 Rajab 1448 AH · in 57 days
• Sat, 23 JanLaylat al-Bara’ah (the night of mid-Sha‘ban, from Maghrib the evening before)15 Sha‘ban 1448 AH · in 75 days
• Mon, 8 FebFirst day of Ramadan1 Ramadan 1448 AH · in 91 days

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Sun and night times in Najaf today

Imsak (10 min before Fajr)

04:37

Sunrise

06:16

Solar noon (zawal)

11:26

Sunset

16:37

Day length

10 h 21 min (tomorrow −2 min)

Duha (Chasht) prayer

06:31 – 11:16

Islamic midnight (end of the preferred time for Isha)

22:42

Last third of the night begins (Tahajjud)

00:44

When voluntary prayer is disliked

• While the sun is rising: 06:16 – 06:31
• While the sun is at its highest point, shortly before 11:26
• While the sun is setting: 16:22 – 16:37

Approximate intervals of about 15 minutes. Voluntary prayer is also disliked after praying Fajr until sunrise and after praying Asr until sunset; in the Hanafi school no prayer at all is offered at the three times above. Scholars differ on the details; ask your local imam if in doubt.

Prayer times by calculation method, 9 November

Mosques use different twilight angles for Fajr and Isha, which is why timetables in Najaf can differ: today the earliest and latest Fajr are 25 min apart, and Isha differs by up to 21 min.

Prayer times near Najaf

• Ashkhaneh 2.5 km ESE · Maghrib at the same time
• Bidak 31 km ESE · Maghrib 1 min earlier
• Bojnurd 40 km ESE · Maghrib 1 min earlier
• Esfarayen 77 km SE · Maghrib 2 min earlier
• Jajarm 83 km SSW · Maghrib 3 min later
• Shirvan 93 km ESE · Maghrib 4 min earlier
• Khan Laq 93 km E · Maghrib 4 min earlier
• Akdepe 102 km NE · Maghrib 4 min earlier
• Joghtay 105 km S · Maghrib 1 min later
• Bäherden 107 km NNE · Maghrib 3 min earlier
• Gökdepe 114 km NE · Maghrib 5 min earlier
• Abadan 126 km ENE · Maghrib 6 min earlier

About Najaf

Coordinates

37.5719° N, 56.8961° E

Elevation

737 m

Time zone

Asia/Tehran (UTC+3:30)

Population

1,279

Country

Iran

Region

North Khorasan