Blessings of Laila-tul-Qadr: The Night of Peace, Mercy, Unity, and Divine Forgiveness

Definition of Muslim, Mūmin and Muhājir

Sayyidunā Fuḍālaḥ Bin 'Ubaid رَضِیَ اللہُ عَنْہُ has narrated that on the occasion of Ḥajja-tul-Wadā', the Prophet of Raḥmah, the Intercessor of Ummah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, 'Shall I not tell you who a Mūmin (believer) is?' Then he صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, 'A Mūmin is the one whom people do not fear regarding their lives and wealth; a Muslim is the one who does not harm people with his tongue and hands; a Mujāhid is the one who fights his Nafs in order to obey Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, and a Muhājir is the one who gives up sins.' (Al-Mustadrak, pp. 158, vol. 1)

He صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has also said, 'It is not permissible for a Muslim to hurt the feelings of another Muslim by (offensive) gestures. It is also unlawful to do anything that frightens or terrifies another Muslim.' (Itḥāf-us-Sādat-il-Muttaqīn, pp. 177, vol. 7)

Tarīq-e-Muṣṭafā ko c͟hoṛnā ḥay wajh-e-barbādī

Isī say qawm dunyā mayn ḥūī bay-iqtidār apnī

Giving up the Sunnah of Muṣṭafā is the cause of destruction

And has deprived Muslims of their power, leading to subjection

Unbearable itch

Sayyidunā Mujāhid رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْہِ has said that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ would inflict a (severe) itch on some of the people of Hell. They will scratch so much that their skins will come off, exposing their bones. They will hear a voice, 'What do you think of this pain?' They will reply, 'It is severe and unbearable.' Then they will be told, 'This is your punishment for harming the Muslims.' (Itḥāf-us-Sādat-il-Muttaqīn, pp. 175, vol. 7)

Reward for removing difficulties

The Prophet of mankind, the Peace of our heart and mind, the most Generous and Kind صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, 'I saw a man wander around in Heaven, do you know why? Simply because he had removed a tree in the world from a path in order to make it easier for Muslims to pass.' (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, pp. 1410, Ḥadīš 1914)

If you want to fight… fight your Nafs

Dear Islamic brothers! Learn a lesson from these Aḥādīš and avoid quarrelling and fighting with each other. If you really want to fight, then fight the rejected devil and your misleading Nafs (Nafs-e-Ammārah). When Jihad becomes Farḍ, fight the unbelievers but treat each other like brothers. You may well have realized the great loss of quarrelling, which resulted in Laila-tul-Qadr being concealed forever. We are unaware what we may be deprived of other great blessings and bounties because of our (personal) conflicts and quarrels!

May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ have mercy on our miserable condition and make us realize whether we are Punjabi, Pathan, Sindhi, Balochi, Sariaki, Muhajir, Bengali, Bihari or anyone else we are all 'slaves' of our Noble Arab Rasūl صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is neither Pathan, Punjabi, Balochi, nor Sindhi; in fact, he صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is an Arab. If only we all would truly stick to the Sunnah and teachings of our Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم ignoring all racial and linguistic differences so that we may become united and righteous once again!

The Holy Prophet 🌹 smile while seeing Madanī In'āmāt booklet

اَلْحَمْدُلِلّٰہِ عَزَّوَجَلَّ! There is no racial and linguistic difference in the Madanī environment of Dawat-e-Islami. People of all tribes and languages are under the shade of the mercy of our Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

Please join the Madanī environment of Dawat-e-Islami and practice the Madanī In'āmāt in order to live a righteous life. For your motivation and encouragement, here is a pleasant and fragrant Madanī incident about Madanī In'āmāt. Therefore, a Muballligh (preacher) from Rawalpindi gave the following account: He has stated, 'On the 5th of February 2005, in order to enroll in the Madanī Qāfilah course, I came to Faizān-e-Madīnah, Bāb-ul-Madīnah Karachi, the global Madanī Markaz of Dawat-e-Islami.

I was asleep in the global Madanī Markaz Faizān-e-Madīnah. My physical eyes closed but those of my heart opened, اَلْحَمْدُلِلّٰہِ عَزَّوَجَلَّ. In my dream I saw our Beloved Rasūl صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم on a high terrace. Next to him were some sacks of Madanī In'āmāt booklets. The Noble Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was smiling as he صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was looking at a booklet of Madanī In'āmāt. Then I woke up.

Madanī In'āmāt say 'Aṭṭār ḥam ko piyār ḥay

Do jahān mayn apnā bayṛā pār ḥay اِنْ شَآءَاللّٰہُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ

O 'Aṭṭār! We love Madanī In'āmāt indeed

We will succeed اِنْ شَآءَاللّٰہُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ

صَلُّوْا عَلَی الْحَبِیْب صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد

Magic fails

Sayyidunā Ismā'īl Ḥaqqī رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْہِ has stated, 'This is a night of peace; people are protected from many troubles such as illnesses, evil, calamities, storms, thunder, lightning and other things. In fact, everything that descends in this night contains peace, benefit and goodness. In this night, the devil cannot make people do evil and no magician's magic works; this night is full of peace.' (Rūḥ-ul-Bayān, pp. 485, vol. 10)

Signs of Laila-tul-Qadr

Sayyidunā 'Ubādah Bin Ṣāmit رَضِیَ اللہُ عَنْہُ asked the Noble Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم about Laila-tul-Qadr. The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied: 'Laila-tul-Qadr is the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadan, i.e. 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th, 29th or the last night of Ramadan. Whoever worships in this night with faith in order to earn reward will be forgiven for all his previous sins. Some of its signs are as follows: The night will be open, bright and extremely clear. It is neither too hot nor too cold, the weather is quite normal at this night and the moon is clearly visible. The devils are not struck with stars the whole night.

There is another sign that is the rising of the sun without rays on the following morning, and the sun looks like the moon of the 14th night. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has prevented the devil to come out with the sunrise of that morning (apart from that one day, whenever the sun rises in the morning the devil also comes out).' (Musnad Imām Aḥmad, pp. 414, vol. 8, Ḥadīš 22829)

Ocean water becomes sweet

Dear Islamic brothers! Laila-tul-Qadr falls on one of the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadan. Sometimes it falls even on the 30th night. There may be thousands of reasons for keeping this night a secret, and most certainly one of the reasons is that Muslims will try to spend every night worshipping Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in search of Laila-tul-Qadr.

Many signs of Laila-tul-Qadr have been mentioned in Aḥādīš but it is not easy for everyone to see these signs. In fact, only men of insight can see them. Sometimes, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ shows these signs to His chosen people. One of the signs of Laila-tul-Qadr is that the salty ocean water turns sweet and (another sign is that) everything in the universe except humans and jinn submits to the Glory of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ by prostrating, but not everyone sees it.