The Night of Decree
If the Night of Destiny,
which is found in the last ten days of Ramadan is different from the other
nights of this blessed month or even the other nights of the year, it is due to
its preeminence as mentioned in a chapter of the Holy Quran which has been
revealed on its very subject, i.e. Chapter 97, Verses 1-6:
“In the name of
Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful.
Surely We revealed it on the Night of
Majesty;
And what will make you understand what the Night of Majesty is?
The
Night of Majesty is better than a thousand months.
The angels and the Spirit
descend therein by the permission of their Lord for every matter.
Peace it is
until the emergence of dawn.” (Al-Qadr, 97: 1-6).
Traditions report that the
Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) was on his way to inform
Muslims of the date of the Night of Destiny, when because of a quarrel between
two people the knowledge thereof was taken from him. He expressed the wish that
it was (indeed) good for the Muslims (that the specific date of this Night has
been made to be forgotten).
Hazrat Aisha (ra), the wife of the Messenger of Allah (sa) informed us: “The
Messenger of Allah (sa) used to retreat in the Mosque
during the last ten days of Ramadan, in the odd days of the last ten days of Ramadan.”
(Bukhari & Muslim).
Therefore, the possible
nights are the 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th
& 29th.