In
this article, we will be imagining the marvelous amount of
opportunities to obtain rewards for who didn’t miss The Night of Decree.
The article also talks regarding the best way to attain this blessing
night that Allah revealed the Quran in it.….
Better than a thousand months
Who
doesn’t like to achieve The Night of Decree for even one time in his
life? Who doesn’t wish to see the lights of this great night that equals
a thousand months; it is even greater than a thousand months?
Allah (SWT) says in his noble Quran: “Verily,
We sent it down in the night of Al-Qadr (Decree)* And what will make
you know what The Night of Decree is* The Night of Decree is* The Night
of Decree is better than a thousand months* Therein descend the angles
and the Ruh (Gabriel) by Allah’s permission with all Decrees* (All that
nights), there is peace (andgoodness from Allah to His believing slaves) until the appearance of dawn” [Al-Qadr:97].
I pondered this chapter, especially the verse (The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months).
A new idea that came to my mind is to picture the rewards that I will
gain for doing any righteous deed in this noble night that will equal
the same reward that I will obtain for doing the same deed if I kept
doing it through out one thousand months.
To
get closer to this idea and to imagine together the huge rewards of a
degree the mind can almost disbelieve it, we will use the numerical
language.
For
that reason, I hope from the readers, brothers and sisters, to give us
their ideas or anything that might come up in their minds. That is
because if the idea didn’t find who would track it, it will vanish and
disappear and no one will benefit from it. However, if it comes into
sight, a person might offer a simple idea that might be a reason to
guide people who went astray from Allah’s way! We will assist any sister
or brother that wants to write article and we will encourage them.
Let
us go back to our research in doubling the reward in The Night of
Al-Qadr. Allah (SWT) put for us a clear equation in which this night is
equal to a thousand months, and it is even better than that. Let’s
provide a question in this form: in a thousand months, how many nights
there are? It is an easy and simple question. If we considered that the
month is thirty nights, then we will have thirty thousand nights in a
thousand nights. This means:
The Night of Decree= 1000 months=1000 months × 30 nights= 30,000 nights (even more).
Of
course, we used the approximate numbers because any number we obtained
for calculating a reward, we must know that the real reward is greater
than that. For the reason that Allah (SWT) did not say (equal a thousand
nights) but said: “The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.” Any number you might imagine is less than the real reward that we will find on the judgment day.
Reading one letter from the Quran is equal to reading the whole Quran!!!
Let
us calculate together how many rewards a believer obtains in this night
if he reads one letter form the Noble Quran. According to the previous
equation, each good deed you do during this night is equal to thirty
thousand night deed compared to other nights.
One letter= 30000 letter (even more)
That
is if you read one letter from the Quran in this night, it is as if you
read thirty thousand letters compared to other days.
And since Allah Almighty says: “whoever brings a good deed shall have ten times the like thereof of his credit" [Al-Anam: 160], this means that you read three hundred thousands letters?
30,000 good deed × 10 the like= 300,000 credits (even more).
And since Allah (SWT) says: “Better,”
this means that every letter you read in this night, you will gain a
reward because of it that is greater than three hundred thousands
letters. And if we know that the amount of Quranic letters is a little
more than three hundred thousands letters, this means thatyou read the whole Quran!
Now,
what will happen if you read chapter Al-Ikhlas (Say, He is Allah the
One) in this night? This chapter with Bismallah (to say “In the name of
Allah, the most Gracious, the Most Merciful” before reading any Quranicchapter)
that comes before it consists of 66 letters. If you read it, it is as
if you read the Quran 66 times! Some of who read the Quran might not
believe that Allah (SWT) gives such a reward. However, I am convinced
that Allah Almighty said regarding this night “The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months”
to leave the rewarding door open for our imaginations. And I can
guarantee you dear readers that any number you imagine is little
compared to what the reward you will actually gain, if you didn’t miss
that great night and worshiped Allah (SWT).
How can we reach The Night of Decree?
One
of the noble prophet’s loves to his community and show of care about
them is that he didn’t specify the night’s occurrence with complete
accuracy. Instead, he kept the door open for us to struggle to achieve
it and not to neglect the other nights of Ramadan. However, it occurs
most probably during the last ten days of this blessed month.
I
can give you an easy way to not exclude yourself from obtaining rewards
in this great night. When the nineteenth day of Ramadan approaches,
start reading anything from the Quran each night no matter how little it
was. But don’t let a night passes without reading as much as you can.
Even if you just read Al-Fatihah or Al-Ikhlas chapters. However, don’t
let the nights pass and forget about it.
You
should also read the Quran in these nights while intending, hoping, and
seeking from Allah Almighty to give you credit for The Night of Decree.
You will obtain the reward if you directed your heart, feelings and
emotions to Allah (SWT).
What about supplication?
Any
deed you would do in that night will be doubled to more than thirty
thousands. If you ask Allah, for example, to provide you with
sustenance, it is as if you asked Allah thirty thousands time!! If you
forgave who mistreated you, it is as if you forgave him thirty thousands
time (and even more). Each Rakah you perform in your prayer, it is as
if you prayed more than thirty thousands Rakah.
When you give a dirham as a charity at that night, it is as if you gave thirty thousands Dirham, and Allah says: “whoever brings a good deed shall have ten times the like thereof of his credit”
which means that it is as if you gave a charity of three hundred
thousands at once!! If you took care of your kin and visited your close
relatives, such as your mother or your sister, or called them, it is as
if you took care of your kin thirty thousands time.
These
are really numbers we can’t imagine. Are you going to answer Allah’s
call and start waiting for this night during the last ten days of
Ramadan for every year it goes by you?
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