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*(42) And when the angels said to Mary: ‘Allah has chosen you and purified you. He has chosen you above all women of the worlds.
(43) Mary, be obedient to your Lord, prostrate and bow with those who bow.’

(45) When the angels said: ‘O Mary, Allah gives you glad tidings of a Word (Be) from Him, whose name is Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary. He shall be honored in this world and in the Everlasting Life – and he shall be among those who are close.
(46) He shall speak to people in his cradle and when he is aged, and shall be among the righteous.’
(47) ‘Lord,’ she said, ‘how can I bear a child when no human being has touched me?’ He replied: ‘Such is the Will of Allah. He creates whom He will. When He decrees a thing, He only says: "Be," and it is.
(48) He will teach him the Book, the Wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel,
(49) to be a Messenger to the Children of Israel, (saying): "I have come to you with a sign from your Lord. From clay, I will create for you the likeness of a bird. I shall breathe into it and by the permission of Allah, it shall be a bird. I shall heal the blind, and the leper, and raise the dead to life by the permission of Allah. I shall tell you what you ate and what you store in your houses. Surely, that will be a sign for you, if you are believers.
(50) Likewise confirming the Torah that has been before me and to make lawful to you some of the things you have been forbidden. I bring you a sign from your Lord, therefore, fear Allah and obey me
(51) Allah is my Lord and your Lord, therefore, worship Him. This is the Straight Path".’

(59) Truly, the likeness of (Prophet) Jesus with Allah, is as the likeness of Adam, He created him from dust then He said to him "Be" and he was.
(60) The truth is from your Lord, therefore, do not be among the doubters.
(61) Those who dispute with you concerning him after the knowledge has come to you, say: ‘Come, let us gather our sons and your sons, our womenfolk and your womenfolk, ourselves and yourselves. Then let us humbly pray, so lay the curse of Allah upon the ones who lie.’
(62) This is indeed the truthful narration. There is no god except Allah. It is Allah who is the Almighty, the Wise.

 

Verses from Surat Al-‘Imran – سورة آل عمران – 03 –

 

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Parables of the Qur’an

Episode Ninteen

Amr Khaled

 

A special episode about the Night of Determination (Lailatul-Qadr)

 

This is a special episode dedicated for the virtues of the Night of Determination and below is a brief description about the main points tackled in the episode.

 

I would like first to start with a special meaning of this Night.  It is known that Allah (SWT)[1] chooses and elects whomever He wishes.  Out of humanity, He chose Prophets; and out of Prophets, He selected the ones with willpower.  He also chose Musa (Moses) (AS)[2] and Maryam (Mary) (AS), who was told so by the Angels, in what can be translated as, “And  as the Angels said, ‘O Maryam, (Mary) surely Allah has elected you and purified you and has elected you over the women of the worlds […]”(TMQ, 3:42)[3].  And out of all the Prophets, He chose Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم).  (For, as

Muhammad (صلى الله  عليه وسلم) says, that he is the Master of humankind; and his name "Al-Moustafa "(  صلى الله عليه وسلم ) means “the elected one").  Out of the Angels, He (SWT) elected Jibril (Gabriel) (AS).  Out of all places, He chose ‘Arafa.  Out of the months, He (SWT) designated the month of Ramadan.  Out of the days, He chose the first ten days of Dhul-Hijja.  Out of all the nights of the year, He (SWT) chose the night of Lailatul-Qadr. 

 

If you have been tardy these past days of Ramadan then it is time you got up and maybe you can make up for this tardiness by realizing the Night of Determination; the night that is better than 1000 months.

 

Why was it named so?

 

The first reason is that the word “Qadr “means a great eminence.  It was called so because of its high status.  It is an unusual Night.  Therefore, observe the Surah[4] in which Allah says what can be translated as “Surely We sent it down on the Night of Determination; And what makes you realize what the Night of Determination is?” (TMQ, 97:1-2).  If you knew the reward of this Night and how much blessings Allah (SWT) would bestow upon you in it, you would have gathered your family; you would all stay up, pray together, and forgive each other.  Who is ready?  The Night is still long.

 

It was also called Lailatul-Qadr for another reason.  The second reason is that during this Night the fates and provisions of people are determined: either as happy or wretched.  It is true that everything has been determined since the beginning of eternity and written down in the Preserved Tablet, but it is said that during this Night the Angels are informed of the destinies (aqdar) of the worshippers for the following year.  It is a blessed Night.  So, everything will be decreed on this Night.  For example, it will be determined whether or not your family will be happy.  Would you like your family to be happy for the next year?  It is a night when fates are determined and it is a night of high standing.  That is why the Surah was called Surat al-Qadr.

There is a special Surah in the Qur’an for this Night.

 

What are the rewards of this night?

 

Four things

1. It is a night better than 1000 months of worship.  Almost better than your whole life!
2. It is a night when all your sins will be forgiven, according to the narrations of the prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم )
3. It is a night when all your supplications will be answered.  Allah will grant you anything you ask Him on that night, so be ready with all things that you want to ask Allah for.
4. It is a night when you will be set free from hellfire.

 

When exactly is this night?

 

The prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم )forgot exactly which night it was in Ramadan.  First he thought it was among the first 10 nights so he spent them in seclusion, but Jibril told him that it was not among those nights.  Then, he thought it was among the mid 10 nights, but Jibril told him it was not among those nights.  So he spent the last 10 nights in seclusion and he maintained this habit till he died.

 

What did the prophet(صلى الله عليه وسلم ) used to do on the last 10 nights of Ramadan in anticipation for the Night of Determination?

 

1. He used to stay up the whole night praying.
2. He used to awaken his whole household on these nights.
3. He practically rolled up his sleeves in anticipation.
4. Charity!  Very special charity that was kept for this particular night.

 

So what will we do?

 

1. We will do a special prayer called “tahajud”.  It is a midnight vigil prayer that extends for hours.
2. We will supplicate and call Allah a lot on these nights.
3. We can finish reading the whole Qur’an on the last 10 days of Ramadan.

 

Some ladies won’t be able to pray or read Qur’an because of their menses, what can they do?

 

Dhikr and dua’a (supplications and remembrance of Allah).  Don’t despair ladies, you can surpass everyone with your sincerity.  Dua’a is better than anything else on this night so you have no problem at all and no one can prevent you from calling Allah.

 

What can possibly keep you from realizing this night?

 

Things like:

1)      Being inattentive or distracted by other things.   

2)      Having a short temper and fighting around with people.

 

Do you want to have a double-reward on that night?

 

Go take someone else’s hand and take him with you on these last 10 days.  Spread these few lines because they might wake someone up before these special days pass.

 

We will meet again tomorrow Insha’ Allah.  May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon you all.

 

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[1] Subhanahu wa Ta’ala [Glorified and Exalted Be He]

[2] Alayhe as-Salam [All Peace of Allah be upon him].

[3] TMQ=Translation of the Meaning of the Qur’an.  This translation is for the realized meaning, so far, of the stated (Surah:Ayah) of the Qur’an.  Reading the translated meaning of the Qur’an can never replace reading it in Arabic, the language in which it was revealed.

[4] A chapter; the Qur’an is comprised of 114 surahs