Category Archives: Ramadan
Prayers for the 23rd Night of Ramadan
The Beloved Prophet (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) has said:
“Anyone, man or woman from my umma (community) who want to benefit from the light of my grave then he (or she) should perform worship with great intensity on each Laylat ul-Qadr (last 10 odd nights) , so that Allah The Most Exalted may wipe the person’s sins away and replace them with good deeds.â€
The worship on Laylat ul-Qadr is better and more powerful than worship of 70 (seventy) thousand nights.
The 2nd of Laylat ul-Qadr (23rd Night):
The prayer can be done in one of two ways:
- Read 4 cycles of prayer with 2 salams. In each cycle, after reading Surah Al-Fatiha,  read Surah Al-Qadr 1 time  and Surah Al-Ikhlas 3 times. Insha Allah, this prayer is very effective for having sins forgiven after death.
- Read 8 cycles of prayer with 4 salams. In each cycle, after reading Surah Al-Fatiha,  read Surah Al-Qadr 1 time  and Surah Al-Ikhlas 1 time.  After  the salam,  read Kalma  Tamjeed  (i.e.  say Subhaan-Allaahi wa al-hamdu Lillahi wa laa ilaaha illallaahu wa Allahu akbar wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata illa billahill aliyyil adheem) 70 times  and then ask Allah  The Most Exalted  for  forgiveness  of  your  sins.  Insha Allah, Allah  Almighty will forgive all your sins.
Also, it is very effective and beneficial to recite Surah Yasin (Al-Quran, chapter 36) 1 time, and Surah Rahman (Al-Quran, chapter 55) 1 time on this night. .
The preceding text is taken from the booklet of Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ahmed Qadri Ramadan:Â The Month of Patience, Empathy, and Self-Purification.
For the entire text, visit:
https://www.iecrcna.org/site/1115/ramadan-the-month-of-patience-empathy-and-self-purification/
Prayers for the 21st Night of Ramadan
The Beloved Prophet (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) has said:
“Anyone, man or woman from my umma (community) who want to benefit from the light of my grave then he (or she) should perform worship with great intensity on each Laylat ul-Qadr (last 10 odd nights) , so that Allah The Most Exalted may wipe the person’s sins away and replace them with good deeds.”
The worship on Laylat ul-Qadr is better and more powerful than worship of 70 (seventy) thousand nights.
The First of Laylat ul-Qadr (21st Night):
The prayer can be done in one of two ways:
- Perform 4 cycles of prayer with 2 salutations (salam). In each cycle, after reading Surah Al-Fatiha, read Surah al-Qadr (Al- Quran, chapter 97) 1 time and Surah Ikhlas (Al-Quran chapter 112) 1 time. After the salam, read Durood Shareef (salawwat on Nabi Kareem sallallahu alayhe wasallam) 70 times. In-sha Allah, by reading this prayer, the angels will pray on behalf of the person for forgiveness of sins after death.
- Perform 2 cycles of prayer. After reading Surah Al-Fatiha, read Surah Qadr 1 time and Surah Ikhlas 3 times. After the salam, read Asthaghfar (i.e. say astaghfirullah) 70 times. Insha Allah, with the support of this prayer and the fact that it is Laylat ul-Qadr, Allah The Most Exalted will provide forgiveness for the person after death.
Also, it is very effective and beneficial to recite Surah Qadr 21 times on this night.
The preceding text is taken from the booklet of Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ahmed Qadri Ramadan:Â The Month of Patience, Empathy, and Self-Purification.
For the entire text, visit:
https://www.iecrcna.org/site/1115/ramadan-the-month-of-patience-empathy-and-self-purification/
On Lunar and Solar Eclipses – From the Malfuzat of Khwaja Uthman Haruni (ra)
The following is an excerpt taken from Session 2 of the Anees ul-Arwah–The Malfuzat of Khwaja Uthman Haruni (rehmatullahi alyhe)–as recorded by Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (rehmatullahi alayhe):
Regarding the matter of eclipse of the Sun and Moon, their reality is so that the bondsmen of God inclines to prayer and piety out of fear of their Lord taking them to task. The master (may the mercy of God be upon him) said regarding the Sun and Moon eclipse that Ibn Abbass (may the mercy of God be upon him and his father) relates that during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) there occurred a Lunar Eclipse. So, someone asked the Final Messenger a question, upon which the Prophet (pace be upon him) responded that when humanity goes beyond its boundaries in wrong actions or sin then Lunar and Solar eclipses occur. The face of the Sun and that of the Moon are darkened so that creation may take heed (from the metaphor).
The Ilm Qiyaafah mentions that if a Lunar Eclipse occurs in the month of Muharram then in that that year there will be much bloodshed and corruption. If it occurs in the month of Rabi ul-Awwal then there will be increased famine, death and floods. If it occurs in the month of Rabi ul-Aakhir then change of leadership and anarchy will occur in the nation. If it occurs during the month of Jamadi ul-Awwal then there will be overflowing rain and unexpected death. In Jamadi ul-Aakhir there will be bumper crops , affordable prices, and people will have a higher quality of life. If it occurs in the month of Rajab on a Friday then in that year there I will be hunger, calamity, along with darkness in the sky. If it occurs in the month of Shaban, then there will be treaties between people and relative calm. If it occurs during the month of Ramadan, on the first Friday, then there will be increased events of thunder from the sky. In the month of Shawwal men-related sicknesses will be inflicted. If it occurs during the month of Dhu al-Hijjah, then the rest of the year will be full of happiness and relative calm. If it occurs in the month of Muharram then the entire year will be in corruption, and humanity will find fault in others, people will destroy their hereafter and hypocritical wealthy people will be honored over others deserving of it.
After mentioning this, the master busied himself in worship and the people returned home and praise to God for that (lesson).
Translated by Sharaaz Khan
26 Shaban 1432 Hijri
