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Lailat al Qadr, “Night of Decree”
Lailat al-Qadr, known also as the Night of Decree or Night of Power, is a pivotal event in Islam, observed during Ramadan. This year, Lailat al-Qadr begins on March 27, 2025, marking the night when Muslims believe the Quran was first revealed to Muhammad by Allah,
Quran 97:1
Verily! We have sent it (this Quran) down in the night of Al-Qadr (Decree)
The Quran says that this night is better than a thousand months,
Quran 97:2-3
And what will make you know what the night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is?
The night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is better than a thousand months (i.e. worshipping Allah in that night is better than worshipping Him a thousand months, (i.e. 83 years and 4 months).
These verses emphasize that worship on this night is more rewarding than worship over a thousand months, highlighting its sacredness for Muslims. According to the Quran, Lailat al Qadr is a night when angels descend to earth, spreading peace and goodness. It is a night of blessings and divine mercy,
Quran 97:4-5
Therein descend the angels and the Ruh [Jibrael (Gabriel)] by Allah’s Permission with all Decrees,
Peace! (All that night, there is Peace and Goodness from Allah to His believing slaves) until the appearance of dawn.
On this auspicious night, many Muslims engage in acts of devotion and seek forgiveness, mercy, and salvation. They dedicate themselves to studying the Quran and engaging in prayer. This practice, known as Ehyaa, offers an opportunity for believers to have their past sins forgiven by Allah.
The Angel Gabriel
The Encyclopaedia of the Qur’an says,
Muslim commentators, following Ibn ʿAbbās (d. 68/686-8), have suggested that the Qurʾān was sent down from the Preserved Tablet ( cf. q 85:21-2) to the lowest heaven on this night and then revealed by Gabriel to Muḥammad over a period of twenty or twenty-three years (Ṭabarī, Tafsīr, xxx, 166; cf. Ibn Isḥāq-Guillaume, 111-2); or, following al-Shaʿbī (d. ca. 103/721), that this night was the occasion of the first revelation (Ṭabarsī, Majmaʿ, ix, 516-21; Rāzī, Tafsīr, xxxiii, 27-8; cf. Ṭabarī, Tafsīr, xxx, 166).
Jesus was sent from heaven.
My Muslim friend, how can you be certain that the Qur’an was sent from heaven and that it was indeed the Angel Gabriel who spoke to Muhammad?
The truth is that Jesus was sent from heaven,
John 3:16–17
16“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.John 3:34
34For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.John 4:34
34“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.John 6:38
38For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.
The New Testament is revelation sent from heaven after Jesus died on the cross, rose from the dead and ascended to the right hand of God the Father.
I invite you to read about God’s revelation from heaven in the Gospel of John.
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