l Jibra’il (peace be upon him) appeared to the prophet (saw) in the cave with the first revelation of the Quran (al-Alaq 96: 1-5). Allah created seven heavens or ‘layers of space’, and according to hadith, the entire Quran came down at once to the lowest heaven, from the Preserved Tablet where everything which will happen from the beginning of time until the last day is written.
The Night of Power falls on one of the odd-numbered nights of the last ten days of Ramadan. During these last ten days the Prophet and his companions used to spend all of their time in the mosque in seclusion (itikaf), praying and reciting the Quran, and waiting for this special night on which the angels come down to earth with Allah’s commands. It is said that if a person is awake on this night and asks Allah for something, He will give it to him. It is a time of great peace and satisfaction. Why does not Allah tell us exactly which night it is? Perhaps He wants us to make effort for it; people appreciate things more when they have to struggle to win them.
The Night of Power falls on one of the odd-numbered nights of the last ten days of Ramadan. During these last ten days the Prophet and his companions used to spend all of their time in the mosque in seclusion (itikaf), praying and reciting the Quran, and waiting for this special night on which the angels come down to earth with Allah’s commands. It is said that if a person is awake on this night and asks Allah for something, He will give it to him. It is a time of great peace and satisfaction. Why does not Allah tell us exactly which night it is? Perhaps He wants us to make effort for it; people appreciate things more when they have to struggle to win them.
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