Laylatul Qadr, Shab e Qadr
97. al-qadr: The Majesty
1 Lo! We revealed it on the Night of Predestination.
2 Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Night of Power is!
3 The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
4 The angels and the Spirit descend therein, by the permission of their Lord, with all decrees.
5 (The night is) Peace until the rising of the dawn.
the Holy Qur'an, sura 97, Translated by Muhammad Pickthall.
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There are different views about when it is, some Sufi Masters have said it's the first night of Ramadan, some the 17th, 19th 24th, 27th or 30th.
One is reminded of Shaykh Saadi's observation that any night is Qadr if one has Qadr for it... a play on the word, meaning that if one values any night by worshiping God in it, it becomes the night of value.
The Holy Qur'an has a sura or short chapter about this Night [above]. It is also widely believed that this was the blessed Night on which the Revelation of the Holy Qur'an commenced to our Noble Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace.
However most Sufis agree that Shab e Qadr falls on one of the odd nights in the last ten days of Ramadan/Ramzan, and the specific night is hidden so that believers may seek this night, which is worth a thousand months.
That works out to over eighty years, so you can imagine how valuable is worship in this night to the Sufis... it is really an imperative if one wishes to travel the Sufi Path.
One famous saint, Hazrat Abul Hasan Kharqani, may God sanctify his station, observed a pattern often found in the Night of power, I am reproducing this for the benefit of my fellow travelers. If this is of help, i.e. the Night does actually fall on that day, then please make a prayer for me.
So here is Hazrat Abul Hasan Kharqani's chart:
If the first fast of Ramzan is on a Sunday or a Wednesday, then the Night is likely [but not certain] to fall on the 29th
if the 1st fast is on Friday or Monday, the Night is likely to be 27th
if the 1st fast is on Thursday, the Night is likely to be 25th
if the 1st fast is on Saturday, the Night is likely to be 23rd
if the 1st fast is on Tuesday, the Night is likely to be 21st
and God knows best.
* please remember that the 21st night for example, will be the night between the 20th fast and the 21st fast.
