Lailatul Qadr, or the Shab e Qadr is a special night that falls during the last 10 days of Ramazan. The word Lail and Shab mean night, in Arabic and Persian respectively. The literal meaning of Qadr is Power. There is an interesting hadith associated with the night of Lailatul Qadr. One of the companions of The Prophet asked him how they would ever catch up in terms of sawaab with the Ummahs that had gone before as those people lived for hundreds of years, and hence had more time to pray, fast, and in general earn the grace of Allah. The Muslims, the last Ummah had an average lifespan of only 60 – 70 years. The Prophet did not say anything at the time. Soon after, the verses pertaining to the Lailatul Qadr were revealed. Stating that the one night of Lailatul Qadr were equal to 1000 months. Thus those who pray for this one night would earn blessings equal to 1000 months. The night of the Lailatul Qadr does not fall on any fixed night, but in any of the odd nights of the last 10 days. That is, on the 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th or 29th. The Qur’an itself is believed to have been revealed on the 24 Ramazan, that is the night of the 25th. Three periods of Ramazan
Posted on: Sat, 03 Aug 2013 21:50:26 +0000
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