The Garden of Knowledge

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

19 Ramadan 1446/21 March 2025

All praise is due to Allah, the Cherisher, Sustainer, Nourisher and Provider of the entire creation. May peace, blessings and salutations be upon our Beloved Prophet Muhammed ﷺ.

Alhamdulilah we find ourselves entering the last 10 nights of Ramadan. One of the most significant events in these last 10 nights is Laylatul Qadr (The Night of Power/Decree).

The exact date of the Night of Qadr is not known to us however Nabi ﷺ advised in a Hadith narrated by Aisha (R.A) :

تَحَرَّوْا لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فِي الْوِتْرِ مِنَ الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ
“Search for the Night of Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadan.” ~Bukhari 2017

With regards to the virtues of this blessed night, Allah makes mention in the Holy Quran, Surah Qadr, verse 3:

لَیۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ خَیۡرࣱ مِّنۡ أَلۡفِ شَهۡرࣲ
“The Night of Qadr is better than a thousand months.”

The reward of witnessing this blessed night and engaging in worship in this night is so great, that it is greater than 1000 months (83 years), which is far more than the average lifespan of the Ummah of Nabi ﷺ (sixty to seventy years) . Imagine if we are fortunate enough to witness this night atleast once in our lifetime.

Amongst the other virtues of Laylatul Qadr, we find that Abu Huraira (R.A) narrates that Nabi ﷺ mentioned:

وَمَنْ قَامَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ
“And whoever stood for the prayers in the night of Qadr out of sincere Faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven.” ~ Bukhari 2014

Aisha (R.A) reports that she asked Nabi ﷺ what supplication should she recite if she came across Laylatul Qadr and Nabi ﷺ responded by saying:

تَقُولِينَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي ‏
“Say: ‘O Allah, You are Forgiving and love forgiveness, so forgive me.’” ~ Ibn Majah 3850

Amongst the signs of Laylatul Qadr, Allah (S.W.T) informs us in Surah Qadr, verse 5:

سَلَـٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ

“It is all peace until the break of dawn.”

The masters of tafsir mention a hadith which is found in Musnad Ahmed, hadith number 22 765 which describes Laylatul Qadr as a night where there will be absolute tranquility. It will be a night which is neither hot nor cold and a sign of it being the night of power is that the sun the following morning will appear to be have no rays on it just like the moon on a full moon night.

We ask the Almighty Allah to give us the strength to exert ourselves in these last 10 nights of Ramadan and allow us to witness the night of Qadr this year In sha Allah. May Allah accept our efforts from us and grant us understanding In Sha Allah!