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LAYLATUL
QADR
This
is a night of great blessings. It is better than a thousand
months. The people of the past had very long lives compared
to the much shorter lives of this Ummah. If this Ummah
then wished to compete with them in doing of the good
deeds, it would mean that because of the shorter lives
it would be impossible for this Ummah to either emulate
or surpass them. For this reason, Allah in His Infinite
Mercy granted this Ummah, this night of great blessing.
This night has great virtues i.e.
1.
The Qur'aan was revealed in this night.
2. The reward of worship in this night is better than
the reward of 1,000 months.
3. On this night, Jibraeel descends to the earth with
a group of angels, reciting salaam and praying for the
blessings for those they see in Worship and Praises
Allah.
4. This is a night of peace. The blessings and mercy
descends right until the break of day.
The
author of Mazahir-e-Haqq states the following significance
and virtues of this auspicious night:
*
On this night, the angles were created.
* On this night, the matter from which Adam alayhis
salaam was created had been collected.
* On this night, Jannah and Jahannan were created.
* On this night, 'Eesaa alayhis salaam was raised up
bodily into the heavens.
* On this night, the repentance of Banoo Israa'eel was
accepted.
* It is stated in a Hadeeth: "Whosoever stands
in Ibaadah on this night with sincere faith and with
genuine hopes of gaining reward, his previous sins will
be forgiven." Bukhaari, Muslim
WHICH
NIGHT IS LAYLATUL QADR
There
is a difference of opinion amongst the Ulamaa about
this night. According to the vast majority of them,
the Laylatul Qadr falls on the odd dates of the last
ten days of the month of Ramadhaan - i.e. 21, 23, 25,
27, 29. However, one should strive to search for this
great night in all nights of the month of Ramadhaan,
particularly in the last ten nights.
Events
during and after Ramadan
Laylat al-Qadr (also known as Shab-e-Qadr in Farsi),
literally the "Night of Decree or Night of Measures",
is the anniversary of two very important dates in Islam
that occurred in the month of Ramadan. It was the night
of the Laylat al-Qadr that the Quran's first verse was
revealed. The exact night of the Laylat al-Qadr is only
known to God and Muhammed but he chose to keep it to
himself so that Muslims won't pray only that night.
That is why Muhammad indicated that it was one of the
last ten odd nights of Ramdan
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