NASRUL-LAHIL- FATHI SOCIETY OF ATLANTA

Cordially invites you
To our Lailatul-Qaudri (The Night of Power)

On Friday, August 10th, 2012
Time: 11:00 pm (prompt) till Dawn

NASFAT Atlanta Masjid
432 Dogwood Drive, Lilburn, GA 30047

Your presence and donation will be greatly appreciated.

Lailatul Qaudri : The Night of Power

Take advantage in the blessings of the Night of Majesty!!! To offer Nawafil (prayers), do repentance (Istaghfar), pray for pardon, and take part in the recitation of the Holy Qu'ran and listen to Lectures from Islamic Scholars! Rosool (PBUH) said, recite this Dua: ALLAH HUMMA INNAKA AFUUN TOHIB BUL AFUA FAAFU ANNI" (Tirmidhi) "O Allah! You are the Forgiver and You like forgiving so forgive me"

Qaudri means honour and dignity. Lailatul Qaudri means the night of honour and dignity. It is this night in which the first Divine Revelation came to the Prophet sallalahu alayhi wasallam, when he was in prayer in the cave of Hira. Since this night enjoys the honour of having the first revelation brought to the Prophet sallalahu alayhi wasallam, it has been named Lailatul Qaudri.

This is one of the holiest and most blessed nights, which is likely to occur on one of the odd nights on the last ten days of Ramadhan. The reward of worship on this night is better than the worship of a thousand months of worship, equivalent to a person's lifetime. So, on this night one should pray nafil namaz, recite the Quran, do Tasbih, Zikr, Duas, etc as much as possible.

This night had already opened its gates of treasures when the angel for the first time had come with the Divine Message in the cave of Hira, but its auspiciousness has continued to be with us permanently. Every year in the month of Ramadhan, this night is given to the Ummah. Muslims engage in prayers, recitation of Quran and praying to Allah, as the Prophet sallalahu alayhi wasallam said: "The person who offered prayers to Allah in the night of Dignity with faith and with hope of reward from Allah, all his past sins have been forgiven." (Bukhaari)

As the rainy season is suitable for farming, similarly for the attainment of nearness to Allah, specific times , specific days and specific nights are most suitable, e.g. the time of Tahajjud prayers, Friday prayers, month of Ramadhan, the Day of Arafah, etc. So also the Night of Power is the most suitable night for attaining nearness to Allah.

In the Hadeeth, we have been asked to seek it in the last ten nights of the month of Ramadhan. Hazrat Aa'ishah radhiyallahu anhaa narrates that the Messenger of Allah sallalahu alayhi wasallam has said, 'Seek the night of Dignity in the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadhan'.(Bukhaari).

By odd nights, the reference is made to the 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th, 29th night of the month of Ramadhan. No one night has been fixed so that the yearning to find it may increase and people may spend more nights in worshipping Allah. From this aspect, the importance of `Itikaaf (seclusion) during the last ten days of Ramadhan is clear.

May Allah grant us the blessing of Ramadan. Amen.

Ramadan Mubarak

Allah commands us to serve HIM alone,to associate no partners with HIM,to say OUR FIVE DAILY PRAYERS, to pay Zakat from our legitimate earnings, to fast in the month of Ramadan, and to go on Holy Pilgrimage if we can afford to.This indeed is the real faith Q 98.5.

Rosulullahi says: What Allah has made forbidden for you, avoid, what He has enjoined on you, comply with as far as you are able. What destroyed the people before you was inability to abide by the rules of Allah.

Our weekly Asalatu prayer can only be Profitable if we are steadfast in our daily prayers and follow the advise of Rosulullahi.

Allah enjoins justice, kindness and charity to one's kindred, and forbids indecency, wickedness and oppression.

This is an admonition to all of us on a weekly basis.

NASFAT's prayer book page 67.