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Satanic lies about the Night of Power (Al Qadr) 1
“Crowning
Glory:
Laylatul Qadr is the crowning glory of the holy month of
Ramadhaan. It is associated with the sending down of the
Qur'an Majeed, the last Book of Allah on His last Prophet
Muhammad (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam), for the guidance of
mankind. The Qur'an Majeed describes this Night.
"We have indeed revealed this (message) in the Night of
Power: And what will explain to you what the Night of Power
is? The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
Therein come down the Angels and the Spirit (Jibraeel) by
Allah's permission, on every errand: Peace! This until the
rise of Morn!" (597: V1-5).
The Night of Power is the night of spiritual bliss. Our Nabi
(Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) is reported to have said
concerning Ramadhaan:
"Verily this month has come to you; and therein is a night
which is better than a thousand Months. Whosoever is
deprived of it, is deprived of all good; and none is
deprived of its good except a totally unfortunate person". (Ibn
Majah). "Whosoever stands up (in prayer) at the Night of
Power out of faith and hopeful of reward, all his past sins
will be forgiven." (Targhib)
Better than a thousand months:
A thousand months are equivalent to 83 years and 4 months.
Fortunate is the person who spends this night in prayer. The
man or woman, who prays for the whole night during this
Night, will deserve blessings and reward for the period as
if he or she had been praying for eighty three years and
four months consecutively. Since the Night of Power is
better than one thousand months no one can actually measure
the extent as to how much better it is.
Exclusive:
The Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam)
said: "Laylatul Qadr has been bestowed by Allah to my Ummah
(People). It was not given to any people before this." (Dur-Mansoor).
How manifest and replete the special bounties and mercies of
Allah Ta'ala are upon this Ummat is quite really beyond
imagination. It will therefore be extremely foolish to allow
ourselves to be deprived of these great blessings at the
expense of sheer laziness and a few hours of extra sleep.
Which Night is it?
Although there are different reports in different traditions
regarding the exact night, it is almost unanimous that the
blessed night occurs in one of the last ten nights of
Ramadhaan and more probably in one of the last ten odd
nights i.e. 2lst, 23rd, 25th 27th or 29th night.
The popular opinion is, however, in favour of the 27th Night
of Ramadhaan but that is not absolutely certain. The
traditions indicate that it is to be sought in one of the
last ten nights and referrably in the last three odd nights.
It was therefore the practice of the Holy Prophet (Sallallaahu
Alayhi Wasallam) and his companions to make I'tikaaf in the
Mosque for the whole time offering Divine service during the
last ten days of Ramadhaan.
Hazrath Aisha (Radhiallaahu Anha) reported that the Apostle
of Allah said: "Search for the Blessed Night in the odd
(nights) from the last ten (nights) of Ramadhaan" (Bukhari).
Hazrath Aisha has narrated another saying:
"I asked: O Messenger of Allah! Tell me if I were to find a
Night of Power, what should I recite therein?" Holy Prophet
Muhammad (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) advised her to
recite:
Al-laa-hum-ma
in-na-ka 'a foow-wan tu-hib-bul-'af wa fa-fu 'an-ni.
O Allah! You are Forgiving, You love forgiveness, so forgive
me. (Bukhari).
Special attention should therefore be given to the excessive
recitation of this dua on the blessed night. Furthermore one
may engage in lengthy rakaats of Tahajjud salaat, Tilaawat
of the Qur'an¬ Dua, Zikr, etc.
The worship and the vigil of the Night of Power are a treat
to the soul. The heart tends to melt into tears of heartfelt
gratitude. The body is in a state of angelic ecstasy The
soul strives to reach nearer to Almighty Allah. In this holy
month of Ramadhaan let us strive to seek the Night of Power
and its bliss. May Allah reward us with His bountiful
blessings. Aameen.”
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