![]() ![]() Most eminent jurists – like Aba Qilabah, Imam Malik, Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, Sufyan Thawri, Ishaq Ibn Rahwaih, Abu Thawr, Muzani, Ibn Khuzaymah and others – agree that the Night occurs in the last ten odd nights, alternating. All the Traditions pertaining to the date of the Night are authentic, and there is no need for any convoluted interpretation. Thus all the apparently conflicting Traditions relating to the odd nights are reconciled. According to authentic Traditions, it could be one of the following nights: 21, 23, 25, 27 and 29. It could be any of the last ten odd nights which may alternate from year to year. ![]() Mazhari states that the most authentic opinion is that the Night of Qadr occurs in the last ten nights of Ramadan, but no specific date has been fixed. ![]() As a result, it is disputed and debated among scholars. It is explicitly stated in the Qur’an that the Night occurs in the blessed or auspicious month of Ramadan, but its exact date has not been disclosed. This is supported by a narration of Ibn ` Abbas which Baghawi has recorded on the authority of Abud-Duha which states that Allah decrees all cosmic matters on the Night of Immunity, but they are only handed over to the relevant angels on the Night of Qadr. This view may be reconciled with the former one by holding that the initial Divine decrees are decided on the Night of Immunity, and the details are recorded and handed over to the relevant angels on the Night of Qadr. Some scholars hold that the ‘blessed night’ in 44: 3 refers to the fifteenth night of Sha’ban, that is, ‘Laylatul Bara’ah ‘ or the ‘Night of Immunity’. The angels record and descend with whatever Allah has destined or decreed for the coming year. ‘Laylatun Mubarakah’ or the ‘blessed’, according to overwhelming scholars of the Qur’an, refers to the Night of Qadr. In that (night), every wise thing is decided through a command from Us. We have sent it down in a blessed night, (because) We had to warn (people). According to Ibn ` Abbas (رض) ، there are four angels in charge of cosmic planning: Israfil Mika’il ` Izra’il and Jibra’il 6.1 If an individual is destined to perform Hajj in the forthcoming year, it will be prescribed. Every man’s age, death, sustenance, rain and other things are measured out to the angels to be implemented for a complete year from one month of Ramadan to another. From this point of view, the night is so called because the destiny of individuals and nations that was decided in pre-eternity is assigned to the relevant angels who are appointed for cosmic planning. Abu Bakr Warraq has stated that this night is so called because a person becomes a man of honour and dignity on account of repentance, seeking pardon and righteous acts during this night, whilst prior to this he might have lacked honour and dignity on account of unrighteous life he might have led.Īnother meaning of the word Qadr is ‘predestination’. The night is called the Night of Qadr because it is a night of greatness, honour, majesty and dignity. Zuhri and other scholars have assigned this meaning to it. One meaning of the word Qadr is ‘greatness, honour or dignity’. This shows the superiority of the Ummah of the Holy Prophet `, and that the Night of Qadr is a special characteristic of this ummah. This continued consecutively for a thousand months. According to another narration of Mujahid cited in Ibn Jarir, a worshipper from among the Children of Israel used to worship Allah the whole night, and as soon as the dawn broke, he would arm himself and fight the whole day. On that occasion, this Surah was revealed which describes that worship in the Night of Qadr granted to this Ummah exceeds by more than a thousand months of jihad persistently fought by that warrior. The Companions were amazed when they heard this. Ibn Abi Hatim has reported from Mujhid (as mursal hadith) that the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) was told about a mujahid from amongst the Children of Israel who carried weapons of war on his shoulders for a thousand months during which time he never laid down his arms.
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