Laylat-al-Qadr

• This is shown in the Qur’an where…
• This is important because…
• Laylat al-Qadr, also known as the Night of Power, commemorates the night on which God first revealed the Qur’an to the Prophet Muhammad through the angel Jibril.
• During one of his retreats, on Laylat al-Qadr, the angel Jibril appeared to Muhammad and commanded him: “Iqraʾ!” which means “Recite”.
• Laylat al-Qadr is the holiest night of the year in the Muslim calendar.
• Muslims try to stay awake for the whole night to pray and study the Qur’an on Laylat al-Qadr.
• The Qur’an says that Laylat al-Qadr is better than a thousand months.
• Muhammad was struggling within his faith, having lost his beloved Khadijah and being continually tormented in Mecca.
• Muhammad initially spread Islam in Mecca, meeting with no significant opposition from his tribesmen as they were indifferent to his activities.
• Through vision, Angel Jibril and the Prophet saw Musa (Moses) and Isa (Jesus), proving God's message as true.
• From being a group of believers, to becoming an Islamic nation.
• Tensions arose when Muhammad started attacking their beliefs, such as polytheism.
• Inside the al-Aqsa mosque were all the prophets and prophet Muhammad led them all in prayer.
• Muhammad was praying, surrounded by a group of tribal people when a tribe leader came and threw the intestines of a camel on the back of Muhammad.
• Hijrah is when prophet Muhammad migrated from Mecca to Madinah, representing transition where Madinah became the Islamic state where Islam could become a way of life and Muslims could be strong together.
• The Hijrah teaches that Muslims should bring good to their land and continue to strengthen the ummah (Muslim community).
• The Night Journey, as described in the Qur'an, involves a journey made by a servant of God, in a single night, from the "sacred place of worship" (al-Haram Mosque) to the "further place of worship" (al-Aqsa Mosque).