Aspects of Ramadan

Laylatul Qadr (The Night of Power) Part I

Laylatul Qadr

The most important event by far in the month of Ramadan is Laylatul Qadr or the night of power, which occurs around the last ten days of Ramadan. It is so important that there is even a Surah in the Qur’an dedicated to it. Immense rewards can be earned by catching Laylatul Qadr and spending it in prayer to Allah.

Description of Laylatul Qadr from the Qur’an and Hadith:

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

 We have indeed revealed this (Message) in the Night of Power:

 And what will explain to thee what the Night of Power is?

The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.

 Therein come down the angels and the Spirit by God's permission, on every errand:

Peace!...This until the rise of morn!(Surah 97 The Holy Qur’an) 

+Subhanallah, in this Surah Allah is saying that the night of power is better than a thousand months with in technical terms is 64 years! So Allah say’s that on the night of power the angels will come down and there will be peace until dawn.

 

Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him, related that the Prophet (S) said: “When the last one-third of the night remains, our Lord, the Glorious One descends towards the heaven of the earth and proclaims: Who is that who supplicates for Me, and I grant his supplication? Who is that who begs Me for anything and I grant it to him? And who is that who seeks My forgiveness, and I forgive him?” 

+This means that if a Muslim asks for anything during Laylatul Qadr then he/she will be forgiven and if a Muslim begs for something than it will be given and if a Muslim asks for forgiveness then he/she will be forgiven.

I conclude with a hadith narrated by Abu Huraria: The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: "Whoever prays during the night of Qadr with faith and hoping for its reward will have all of his previous sins forgiven."

 

 

 Authors Note: 

Part two will be up tommorrow, inshallah.