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Shab e QadrDEVOTION TO GODTHE NIGHT OF POWER Laielatul Qadr Better than a thousand months Laielatul Qadr is a Mubaarak night. All nights of Ramadaan are Special nights but Laielatul -Qadr is the holiest night of this most holy month. It is also the holiest night among all other holy nights throughout the entire year. Allaah Almighty granted huge power to this night. It comes only once a year and Allaah Almighty grants to His most praised, most respected and most beloved Prophet Sayyidinah Muhammad [Sallal Laahu ‘Alaiehi Wa Sallam] this holy night, the Night of Power. About this night, Allaah Kareem, the Glorious and Exalted said:
A thousand months are equivalent to 83 years and 4 months. Fortunate is the person who spends this night in prayer. The last ten days of Ramadaan are a time of special spiritual power as everyone tries to come closer to Allaah Kareem through voluntary prayers devotions and good deeds. The Holy Prophet Muhammad [Sallal Laahu ‘Alaiehi Wa Sallam] said: Laielatul Qadr has been bestowed by Allaah to my Ummah (People). It was not given to any people before this." [Dur-Mansoor] Explanation of Soorah al-Qadr Ibn `Abbaas, (Radi Allaahu-Anhu) amongst others, explains that the complete Qur'aan was sent down from Al-Lauh Al-Mahfooz (the Preserved Tablet) in the night of Al-Qadr to Bait Al-`Izzah (the House of Glory) in the lowest heaven, from whence it was revealed gradually to the Prophet [Sallal Laahu ‘Alaiehi Wa Sallam] according to events which took place during his life over a period of twenty-three years. Then, Allaah says, in order to make clear the greatness of the matter of the night of Al-Qaadar, which He has chosen for sending down of the Noble Qur'aan:
Which Night is it? The traditions indicate that Laielatul Qadr is to be sought in one of the last ten nights and preferably in the last three odd nights. It was therefore the practice of the Holy Prophet [Sallal Laahu ‘Alaiehi Wa Sallam] and his companions to make I'tikaaf in the Mosque for the whole time offering Divine service during the last ten days of Ramadaan. Hazrat Aisha (Radi Allaahu-Anha) reported that the Messenger of Allaah[Sallal Laahu ‘Alaiehi Wa Sallam] said "Search for the Blessed Night in the odd (nights) from the last ten (nights) of Ramadaan" [Bukhaari Shareef] During the month, Muslims try to read as much of the Qur'aan as they can. Most try to read the whole book at least once. Some spend part of their day listening to the recitation of the Qur'aan in a mosque. It is reported on the authority of Jaabir ibn `Abdullaah, (Radi Allaahu-Anhu) that the Messenger of Allaah [Sallal Laahu ‘Alaiehi Wa Sallam] said, "Verily, I saw the night of Al-Qadr and then I was made to forget it, but it is (to be looked for) in the last ten nights, the night is clear and fine, neither hot nor cold as if there were a full moon and on this night, the devils do not go forth until the light of dawn." Another sign is that at morn, the Sun rises without any radiant beams of light, appearing rather like the moon in it's fullness. On that day, Allaah prohibits the "Shayaateen" from rising up with the Sun." [Narrated by Ibn Abi Haatim] It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah, (Radi Allaahu-Anhu) that the Messenger of Allaah [Sallal Laahu ‘Alaiehi Wa Sallam] said: "It is the night of twenty-seventh or the twenty-ninth and verily, the angels on that night are innumerable." Al-A`amash says, on the authority of Abu Lailaa that the verse means that the whole night is goodness, therein is no evil - until the appearance of the dawn. May Allaah reward us with His bountiful blessings. Aameen. |
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