Artist: Deni Je
Title: “Enlivening the Night”
Year: 2017
Size: 42 cm x 29.7 cm (16.5 in x 11.6 in)
Materials: Watercolor on paper
Price: Collected by Mr. H.S.P. (Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Enlivening the night with tahajjud prayers is highly recommended in Islam.
This is mentioned in the Al-Quran surah Al-Isra verse 79, “And rise at ˹the last˺ part of the night, offering additional prayers, so your Lord may raise you to a station of praise.”
I illustrate this by means of a tree approaching the moon. The tree is on a rope, this is a metaphor that performing night prayers is not an easy worship, except for people who believe and are pious.