They say that the night of the Lailut-ul-Qadr, or the
Shab-e-Qadr is the night of Power. Lail means night and the word qadr means decree. Lailut-ul-Qadr is considered, the night of decree because the Muslims
believe that the Quran, their Holy Book was revealed to them on this night.
In the Holy Quran, it states that for praying the night of power is
better than a thousand months.
The Sahih Bukhari further states that anyone who prays during the night of Shab-e-Qadr
will be forgiven all of their past sins. There are contradictory claims to the
actual date on which this night falls. While Sayeed Bukhari states, that it’s
one of the odd numbered nights in the last ten day of the month of Ramazan.
Therefore, it could be on the 21st, 23rd, 25th,
27th or the 29th day of the month. While, according to the Sayeed Muslim- it’s the 27th night of the Holy Month of Ramazan. There are apparently, 40 different versions stating which is the Night of Power.
Tonight lakhs of people in Kashmir, will be observing the
Shab-e-Qadr. The Jamia Masjid, itself will have people filtering in from all
parts of Kashmir for this special night. According to a Greater Kashmir report,
the Jamia Masjid expects a congregation of close to a lakh while the Hazratbal
Shrine expects about close to thirty thousand people tonight.
 |
| Shab-e-Qadr in Kashmir |
