In Freetown, Sierra Leone, Laylat al-Qadr is known as the Day of Light or the Lanterns Festival. The custom of parading through the streets carrying lanterns on the twenty-sixth of Ramadan was introduced by a trader known as Daddy Maggay in the 1930s. Originally simple paper boxes, the ...
Laylat al-Qadr: A Night better than a thousand months!Yasir Qadhi Laylat al-Qadr – Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi explains the timing and meaning of the most blessed night of the year. Indeed, We sent the Qur’an down during the Night of Decree. And what can make you know what is the Nigh...
Laylat al-Qadr is an Arabic term meaning ‘the night of decree.’ This sacred night commemorates the moment when the Holy Quran was first revealed to Prophet Muhammad by the angel Gabriel. Considered the most significant night of the Islamic calendar, it encapsulates the essence of worship and ...
Laylat al-Qadr, ‘Night of Power,’ Islamic festival that commemorates the night on which God first revealed the Qur’an to the Prophet Muhammad through the angel Jibril (Gabriel). It is also celebrated as a night when the angels descend to earth, leadin