How do Muslims celebrate Laylat-ul-Qadr? When was it this year?

Question

What day was it this year and how is it celebrated differently to any other fast days?

Answer 1

it is in the odd days of the last ten days of Ramadan. Qur'an is revealed as a whole to Sama' el-donya (heavens of our life), but when revealed to the prophet Mohammed (PBUH), it was in parts coinciding with certain situations occuring then. (so, some verses mayb misunderstood if u don't know the actual cause of their revealance. it is studied in islamic universities).
"And those who disbelieve say: "Why is not the Qur'an revealed to him all at once?" Thus (it is sent down in parts), that We may strengthen your heart thereby. And We have revealed it to you gradually, in stages. (It was revealed to the Prophet SAW in 23 years.). (25:32)

note (e.g.) u might have misunderstood this verse if u read it after we told u that Qur'an is revealed in one night: Lailat al-kadr.
we celebrate it by praying & reading Qur'an that night. the actual day has some characters; like cocks sound more, its climate is better than the rest of the month (e.g. not very cold if came in winter),... etc

Answer 2

Laylat-ul-Qadr was in the last ten days of Ramadan. But only on the odd nights like the 21st, 23rd. 25th, 27th and the 29th. It has been said that one of this five days the Quran was revealed but no body know which date exactly it was. There is also a Sura in the Quran which says: "What do you know what Laylat-ul-Qadr is, it's better than thousand months". That means that also your prayers are much more counted then on normal day. Muslims pray all night to ask for forgiveness and also ask for fulfillment of their desires.

Answer 3

Lailatul Qadr means The Night of Power, or the Night of Decree. This is a special night, and is the most important night for those Muslims who are fasting.
Well, it is not known exactly which night of the month of Ramadan it is, but it falls in the last ten days of Ramadan, and believed to be in the Odd Nights - that means the 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th or 29th. Many people also believe that Lailatul Qadr is on the 27th Night, because this was the night that it was originally on.
On this night, people who fast try and make even more ibadah (worship) than the other nights in Ramadan. It is better than a thousand months, and so is very special and unique.
Muslims try to read more Qur'an and perform nafil salats. They make more Dhikr and Remmeber Allah more. Many Muslims stay up all Night in ibadah, so that they could take advantage of this special Night, because it only comes once a year. Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) has explained how special Lailatul Qadr is in the Qur'an."Surely we have revealed the Qur'an on the Night of Al-Qadr;
The Night of Al-Qadr is better than a thousand months;
The Angels and the Spirit (Jibrael) Descend in it
by their Lords' permission, with every decree.
Peace it is, until the break of Dawn."
[Surah Al-Qadr, 97: 1-5]

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Answer 4

Laylat-ul-Qadr is a night in the last ten days of Ramadan, its the night the Qur'aan was revealed. Muslims gather in the mosques and pray nightly prayers in the last ten days of Ramadan hoping to be forgiven of past sins.

Answer 5

laylat-ul-qadr was in the last ten days of ramadhan. it is not on all the last ten days but only on the odd nights like the 21st, 23rd. 25th, 27th and the 29th. one of the nights is when the holy quraan was revealed. we do not know which of the 5 nights it is so we are all adviced to pray on all the odd nights. muslims pray all night to ask for forgiveness. (Hope this helps you.)

Answer 6

possibly the holiest day of the year. The day the revelation of Quran was completed. We pray as much as we can during the days of Laylatul Qadr.

Answer 7

Praise be to Allaah.

Laylat al-Qadr may be seen with the eye, for the one whom Allaah helps to see it. That is by seeing its signs. The Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them) used to recognize it by its signs. But not seeing them does not means that one will not gain its reward, if one spends that night in prayer out of faith and the hope of reward. The Muslim should strive to seek it in the last ten nights of Ramadaan, as enjoined by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), hoping to earn reward. If it so happens that a person spends this night in prayer out of faith and seeking reward, then he will gain its reward, even if he does not know that that was Laylat al-Qadr. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever spends the night of Laylat al-Qadr in prayer out of faith and seeking reward, all his previous sins will be forgiven.” According to another report: “Whoever spends that night in prayer, seeking Laylat al-Qadr, then he catches it, his previous and future sins will be forgiven.”

And a sound report from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) indicates that the sign of Laylat al-Qadr is that the sun rises on the following morning with no visible rays. Ubayy ibn Ka’b used to swear that it was the night of the twenty-seventh, citing this sign as evidence. The more correct view is that it moves through all the last ten nights, but it is most likely to be one of the odd-numbered nights, and the night of the twenty-seventh is the most likely among the odd-numbered nights. Whoever strives in worship during all of the last ten nights, praying, reading Qur’aan, making du’aa’ and other kinds of good deeds will undoubtedly catch up with Laylat al-Qadr and attain what Allaah has promised to those who do that out of faith and seeking reward.

And Allaah is the Source of strength, May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions.

Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid