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Quran
We have indeed revealed this (Message) in the Nightof Value:
And what will explain to thee what the night of Value is?
The Night of Value is better than a thousand months.
Therein come down the angels and the Spirit by Allah'spermission, on every errand:
Peace!...This until the rise of dawn!
The verses above regard theNight as better than one thousand months. The whole monthof Ramadan is a period of spiritual training wherein believers devote much oftheir time to fasting, praying, reciting the Quran, remembering God, and giving charity. However because of the revealed importance of thisnight, Muslims strive [give more effort] harder in the last ten days of Ramadansince the Laylat al-Qadr could be one of the odd-numbered days in these lastten (the first, third, fifth, seventh or ninth). Normally, some Muslims fromeach community perform iʿtikāf in the mosque:they remain in the mosque for the last ten days of the month for prayers andrecitation.
Laylat al-Qadr (Arabic: لیلة القدر) (alsoknown as Shab-e-Qadr),variously rendered in English as the Nightof Destiny, Night of Power, Night of Value, the Night of Decree or Night ofMeasures, is the anniversary of two very important dates in Islam thatoccurred in the month of Ramadan. It is the anniversary of the night Muslimsbelieve the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the Islamic prophetMuhammad.
Laylat al-Qadr is believed to be the night when the Quran was firstrevealed. All Muslims believe that revelation of the Quran occurred in twophases, with the first phase being the revelation in its entirety on Laylatal-Qadr to the angel Gabriel (Jibrail in Arabic) in the lowest heaven, and thenthe subsequent verse-by-verse revelation to Muhammad by Gabriel. The revelationstarted in 610 CE at the Hira cave onMount Nur in Mecca. The first Surah that was revealed was Surah Al-Alaq which is also commonly referredto as Surah Al-Iqra. Muslims shouldworship as much as they can on this night. This night is also believed to bethe night when Allah decides the destiny of everyone.
Muslims often pray extra prayers on this day, particularly the nightprayer. They are awake, pray, and hope God will give them anything they maydesire on this night. Mostly, they perform tilawat(reading the Holy Quran).
Those who can afford to devote their time in the remembrance of God stayin the mosque for the final ten days of Ramadan. This worship is called Iʿtikāf (retreat). They observe a fastduring the day and occupy themselves with the remembrance of God, performingvoluntary prayers and studying the Quran, day and night, apart from theobligatory prayers which they perform with the congregation. Food and othernecessities of life are provided for them during their stay in the mosque.Devoting time to remember God, Muslims also hope to receive divine favors andblessings connected with Lailat ul-Qadr.
Laylat al-Qadr is to be found in the last five odd nights of the 3rd tendays of Ramadan. There is no history in the Quran as to when the specific dateis. Therefore in the Sunni communities of all the Islamic countries, the Laylatal-Qadar is found to be on the last nights of Ramadan. Mostly it is on one ofthe odd nights, i.e. the 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th or 29th night. Many traditionsinsist particularly on the night before the 27 of Ramadan. Night of 27 Ramadanis Laylat al-Qadr.
