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Lailatul Qadr The Night of Power PDF
Lailatul Qadr The Night of Power PDF
"The person who offered prayers to Allah in the night of Qadr with
faith and with hope of reward from Allah, all his past sins have been
forgiven." [(Bukhari)]
Since this is the night wherein Allah sends his special blessings from the heavens upon
the earth, being so blessed that even the angels from the heavens come down upon the
earth and convey SALAAMS to every believer as it is narrated on the authority of Ibn
Abbas (Ra) that Rasul (SAW) had said:
“All those angels who are placed by the [“Sidratul Muntaha”] (The tree of the
utmost boundary beyond which none can pass) come down with the angel Jibreel (A) to
the earth and there remain no male or female believers whom they do not convey
SALAAMS to, except the person who drinks or consumes pork” (Bukhari & Muslim)
WHEN?
The most correct saying is that it occurs in the odd nights of the last ten nights of
Ramadan and this is shown by the Hadith of 'A’ishah (Ra) who said:
“Allah’s Messenger (SAW) used to practice I'tikaaf in the last ten nights and
say"Search for the Blessed Night in the odd (nights) from the last ten (nights) of
Ramadan." (Bukhari, Muslim)
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 Ramadan but that is
not absolutely certain. It was therefore the practice of the Holy Prophet (SAW) and his
companions to make I'tikaaf in the Mosque for the whole time offering Divine service
during the last ten days of Ramadan.
“The person, who deprives himself from the blessings of Lailatul Qadr, indeed has
deprived himself of all good and none other than an ignorant person is deprived
from such good.” (Ibn Majah)
In this night a person should make worship of Allah Ta’ala exclusively, even though
there is no special form of worship prescribed for this night. One can engage in the
offering of nafl prayers as much as possible or in supplications, in the recitation of the
Holy Qur’an, Du’a can be made, and any form of Dhikr should be constantly uttered, or
by any other good deed, which is not contrary to the Shari’ah.
ª Seeking Forgiveness:
Hazrat A’ishah (Ra) asked the Prophet (SAW) that if she will get the night of
Qadr what Du’a she should say. The Prophet (SAW) replied that she should say the
following Du’a:
Indeed the blessings of our Lord are innumerable, but fortunate are those who
harvest them and regard them as significant.