THE SIGNS OF “LAILA TUL QADR”

 

The Laila-tul-Qadr is the “Night of Power, Decree and Determination” mentioned by Allah in the Holy Quran. There is no beau­tiful way more than which is described In the Holy Quran about such a blissful night. It is in this special night that the Holy Quran was revealed and as mentioned in the Chapter AI-Qadr (Ch 97), angels and even the Angel of Revelation descend on such a night. According to the Quran, the Night of Power is worth a thousand month of blessings.

 

The Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to go in a spiritual retreat (Ittikaaf) in the middle ten days of Ramadhan in search of the Night of Power. He told all those who had stopped their Ittekaaf to go back into the mosque to look for the Night of Power in the last ten days of Ramadhan. In a sermon which he delivered to them, he said that he was informed of the date of the 'Laila-tul-Qadr but was caused to forget it. Then he said that he saw himself in his dream prostrating in mud and water in the morning of that night. Then he told them to seek the blessings of this night in the last ten and odd days of Ramadhan. At the time of the Sermon, there was no trace of clouds in the sky, when suddenly at night, while the prophet and his companions were in prayer, a heavy rain fell, and the roof of the mosque which was made of leaf stalks and date-palms leaked and wet the worshippers in such a way that the Prophet’s forehead and nose was marked with mud and rain water, as per the realization of his dream, indica­tions of the signs of “Laila-tul-Qadr” for the Prophet.

 

Several other companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) made several dreams and all their dreams resemble in the fact that the Night of Power is situated in the last seven nights of Rarnadhan, and the Prophet himself con­firmed it.

 

Each sincere Muslim believer, as per the directives of the Quran and the Prophet of Islam must look for this special night in deep concentration and with love for Allah and hope for His Mercy. Those who succeed in witnessing the signs of the Night of Power are really lucky indeed, and should be immensely grateful to their Lord, and neglect not His worship for the remaining days till the next Ramadhan. Those who fear and love Allah and hope to accede to His nearness, should observe all the commands of Allah contained in the Holy Quran and work their way towards having God Himself as their Goal and Reward. Insha-Allah. Ameen.

 

Hazrat Muhyi-ud-Din Munir Ahmad Azim

Jamaat UI Sahih Al Islam