{"id":56370,"date":"2025-03-25T13:25:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T08:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zardis.net\/news\/?p=56370"},"modified":"2025-03-25T13:25:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T08:55:49","slug":"laylatul-qadr-a-night-better-than-a-thousand-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zardis.net\/news\/en\/56370\/laylatul-qadr-a-night-better-than-a-thousand-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Laylatul Qadr; A Night Better Than a Thousand Months"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tonight, Iranians, along with other Muslims in the world, get together in Ramadan to observe the Qadr Night (Nights of Decree) which holds special importance and enjoys very special status in Islam.<\/p>\n

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic\u00a0lunar\u00a0calendar and the month in which Muslims believe the Quran was revealed. Fasting during the month of Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.<\/p>\n

\"Laylatul<\/p>\n

Qadr Nights are marked on the 19th, 21st, and 23rd day of the holy month of Ramadan.<\/p>\n

Communal praying and recitations of the Holy Quran are held on the occasion which is the night with the most virtues before God.<\/p>\n

The Qadr Night or Laylat al-Qadr, variously rendered in English as the Night of Decree, Night of Power, and Night of Destiny.<\/p>\n

Qadr Night is considered the Islamic\u00a0festival\u00a0that\u00a0commemorates\u00a0the night on which\u00a0God\u00a0first revealed the\u00a0Qur\u02be\u0101n\u00a0to the Prophet
\nMuhammad\u00a0through the angel Gabriel (Jibr\u012bl).<\/p>\n

\"Laylatul<\/p>\n

According to Islamic tradition, the Qur\u02be\u0101n was first revealed to Muhammad after a period of habitual meditation in seclusion. During one of his retreats, on Laylat al-Qadr, the angel Gabriel appeared to him and commanded him: \u201cIqra\u02be!\u201d (\u201cRecite!\u201d).<\/p>\n

Aside from the celebration of the Qur\u02be\u0101n\u2019s revelation, the annual observance of Laylat al-Qadr holds additional significance as a night in which\u00a0angels\u00a0descend to earth with a\u00a0myriad\u00a0of tasks, leading to a night of peace, blessings, and divine guidance (qadar) until the dawn. It is thus\u00a0commemorated\u00a0with solemnity, devotion, and prayer, and some observers spend the festival in a\u00a0mosque\u00a0in retreat (i\u02bftik\u0101f).<\/p>\n

\"Laylatul<\/p>\n

According to the Quran, the Night of Decree is better than a thousand months put together. Some worshipers will retreat into prayers during these last ten days. These are called days of i-tikaf or retreat and it ends with the festival Id-i Fitr.<\/p>\n

All mosques, as well as the holy shrines, across Iran, host the people who want to take part in I-tikaf. They are provided with pre-fast breakfast and Iftar. Many people stay in mosques for three days to perform their religious rituals.<\/p>\n

\"Laylatul<\/p>\n

The 19th and 21st of Ramadan, the days of the assassination and martyrdom of Imam Ali \u2013 the first Shia Imam \u2013 are mourned by Iranians throughout the country. Over these nights, many religious groups start their memorial ceremonies to pay their respects to Imam Ali and mourn his brutal assassination.<\/p>\n

People stay up all night reciting special prayers and at times will hold the Quran on their heads while praying.<\/p>\n

Religious rituals take place all over the country which makes Ramadan in Iran more unique and memorable. Thousands of Black-clad chest-beating local participants swarm the cities of Iran during the 21st of Ramadan, while religious street theaters, free food givers, and traditional Persian drinks (lemonade-like) on tables decorate the streets of every city.<\/p>\n

MNA\/<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tonight, Iranians, along with other Muslims in the world, get together in Ramadan to observe the Qadr Night (Nights of Decree) which holds special importance and enjoys very special status in Islam. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic\u00a0lunar\u00a0calendar and the month in which Muslims believe the Quran was revealed. Fasting during the month […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[7112,7103,7107,7102],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture-en","category-accidents-en","category-religion-thought-en","category-society-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zardis.net\/news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zardis.net\/news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zardis.net\/news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zardis.net\/news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zardis.net\/news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zardis.net\/news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56370\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zardis.net\/news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zardis.net\/news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zardis.net\/news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}