بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Golden Moments in the life of a Muslim

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الرحيم الرحمن الله بسم

The Golden Momentsin the life of a Muslim


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� ﴾٤﴿ أ ر �ف�ج� ال �ع م�ط�ل �ى� ح�ت ه ي� م, ال� ﴾٥﴿ س�

“We have indeed revealed this (Qur’an) in the Night of Power: And what will explain to you what the Night of Power is!

The Night of Power is better than a thousand Months. Therein come down the angels and the Spirit by the permission of their Lord (on every errand):

(The Night is full of) Peace until the rise of Morn!” (Al Qur’an, Chapter 97)

Allah Unveils the Golden Moments


The word Qadr means:

1.Worth 2. Position 3. Status 4. Esteem 5. Power 6. Glory 7. Decree 8. Measure 9. Strength 10. Fate 11. Ability

Amazing Word, Amazing Meanings!


1. The Night of Worth, the Night worth spending in ibaadah, the Night bringing immense worth to the worshippers

2. The Night of Position, the Night upholding distinguished position

3. The Night of Status, the Night bringing enviable status to the Muslims

4. The Night of Esteem, the Night bestowing esteem upon those who care

Subhanallah! Laylatul Qadr would mean:


5. The Night of Power, the Night bestowing power upon the worshippers, the powerful night that saw the revelation of the Qur’an, the Book that bestows power to those who value it. 6. The Night of Glory, the glorious Night that brings glory to Muslims



7. The Night of Decree, the Night in which destiny is re-written by Al Qadir (the Able)!

8. The Night of Strength, the Night giving strength to the worshippers.

Subhanallah!



The Prophet (sal-lal-lahu alaihi wa sallam) said:

“A month has come to you in which there is a night which is better than a thousand months. Whoever deprives himself of its blessings, is deprived of all blessings. And none is deprived of the blessings of the Night of Power except the most unfortunate”.

This loving command and caution should make us become intensely serious and sincere in striving to attain the blessings of Laylatul Qadr.


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Virtues of Laylatul Qadr

Prophet Muhammad وسل�م عليه الله :said صل�ى

“Whoever stands up for the Laylatul Qadr with firmness of belief and stock taking of his deeds, then all his past sins are forgiven”.

Striving hard & straining one’s nervesStriving hard & straining one’s nerves

Prophet Muhammad (sal-lal-lahu alaihi Prophet Muhammad (sal-lal-lahu alaihi wa sallam) did not specify a particular wa sallam) did not specify a particular night to be Laylatul Qadr. night to be Laylatul Qadr.

By saying, “By saying, “Seek Laylatul Qadr among Seek Laylatul Qadr among the odd nights during the last ten nights the odd nights during the last ten nights of Ramadhaan”,of Ramadhaan”, the Prophet (sal-lal-lahu the Prophet (sal-lal-lahu alaihi wa sallam) alaihi wa sallam) has kept it has kept it a secret. a secret.


• Herein lies a Muslim’s thrill. A sublime thrill in Herein lies a Muslim’s thrill. A sublime thrill in striving to striving to livelive the nights the nights in worship and in worship and glorification of the Lord Almighty! glorification of the Lord Almighty!

• The whole idea boils down to the fact that The whole idea boils down to the fact that if if you want to aim higher and go beyond the you want to aim higher and go beyond the horizon, horizon, you need to strive hard. you need to strive hard.

• Precious things can’t be attained just like that!Precious things can’t be attained just like that!


• Let’s use the golden opportunity of Let’s use the golden opportunity of living living the night the night of Laylatul Qadr by often of Laylatul Qadr by often supplicating to Allah:supplicating to Allah:

• عن6ي فاعف العفو تحب عفو إنك عن6ي اللهم فاعف العفو تحب عفو إنك اللهم• Allahumma Innaka Afu’un, Tuhibbul Allahumma Innaka Afu’un, Tuhibbul

Afwa, Fa’fu Anni”Afwa, Fa’fu Anni”

• O Allah! You are Forgiving, You love to O Allah! You are Forgiving, You love to Forgive, So Forgive me.Forgive, So Forgive me.


The Craze for The Craze for 2727thth Night Night!!

Some questions to those Some questions to those Muslims who ‘think’ Muslims who ‘think’ that 27that 27thth night is Laylatul Qadr: night is Laylatul Qadr:

What if 27What if 27thth is not Laylatul Qadr, and you is not Laylatul Qadr, and you thought that it is, and therefore slept all the other thought that it is, and therefore slept all the other nights? nights? Wouldn’t it be a fatal loss?Wouldn’t it be a fatal loss?

What if the Government did make a mistake What if the Government did make a mistake in in announcing the starting date of Ramadhaan? announcing the starting date of Ramadhaan? Wouldn’t the actual 27Wouldn’t the actual 27thth Night be on a Night be on a different date different date then?then?


• There is There is hidden wisdom hidden wisdom in not in not confirming the exact time/night of confirming the exact time/night of Laylatul Qadr.Laylatul Qadr.

• There There isis wisdom in striving to worship wisdom in striving to worship in in all the last ten nights all the last ten nights of Ramadhaan!of Ramadhaan!

• Sometimes, a little jerk on a car’s Sometimes, a little jerk on a car’s bumper proves fatal to life.bumper proves fatal to life.

• Do you want Do you want your spiritual life to your spiritual life to suffer a suffer a terrible loss terrible loss by arguing on assumptions by arguing on assumptions that this night is laylatul Qadr or that that this night is laylatul Qadr or that night is Laylatul Qadr??night is Laylatul Qadr??


Let’s think over!Let’s think over!

If one misses If one misses this year’s this year’s Laylatul Laylatul QadrQadr, , he misses he misses the Ibaadah of the Ibaadah of ONE THOUSAND MONTHS!ONE THOUSAND MONTHS!

And who knows this could be And who knows this could be one’s last one’s last Ramadhaan!!Ramadhaan!!


May Allah Guide us all on the Right May Allah Guide us all on the Right Path. Aameen.Path. Aameen.

Please Please remember me and my family remember me and my family in your precious du’aa. in your precious du’aa.

Jazakallahu Khayra.Jazakallahu Khayra.

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Golden Moments in the life of a Muslim