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The first revelation to the Prophet was about knowledge

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on April 20, 2022May 6, 2022

Prophet Muhammad frequently sought moments of reflection by retreating to a cave on Mount Hira…

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  • Interfaith

Surah al-Qadr: “Lo! We revealed it (the Qur’an) on the Night of Power”

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 3, 2021

Laylat al-Qadr: The Night of Power is better than a thousand months (4th May 2021…

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Zikar Tasbihs|Laylat-Al Qadr|Rukhsana Karmali

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 15, 2020May 15, 2020
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Sadruddin Noorani: Laylat al-Qadr: The Night of Power is better than a thousand months

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 14, 2020May 14, 2020

By: Sadruddin Noorani (Chicago, USA) Laylat al-Qadr, (the Night of Power, Night of Destiny), commemorates…

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The Night of Power by Sarah Laiwala

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on November 12, 2018

Today, toddlers read books about caterpillars, monkeys, giraffes and more as part of their bedtime…

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Persian Qasida: Let go of this entire ruse, O lover! Go mad, go mad!
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Persian Qasida: Let go of this entire ruse, O lover! Go mad, go mad!

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on June 17, 2017

You are the night of the grave, go and become that Night of Power, and…

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His learning of the knowledge of the higher world - Prophet Muḥammad's spiritual and mystical experience
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His learning of the knowledge of the higher world – Prophet Muḥammad’s spiritual and mystical experience

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on June 27, 2016June 27, 2016

The Qur’ān was not merely dictated to the Prophet in the form of Arabic sounds and letters. Rather, it was infused and inspired into the Prophet’s heart and soul in the form of the Holy Spirit

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Fasting: Preparation for Laylatu’l Qadr - Article by Yasmin P. Karim
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Fasting: Preparation for Laylatu’l Qadr – Article by Yasmin P. Karim

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on June 26, 2016June 27, 2016

This article is a spontaneous response on the topic of fasting. A pragmatic view necessitates the esoteric inclusion
of the Shai Imami Nizari Ismaili Muslim understanding of fasting.

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Iqrā’ – Recite the Name of your Lord

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on June 19, 2016June 19, 2016

Why does it matter that the Qur’ān instructs the Prophet to “recite the Name of your Lord” as opposed to “Read: In the Name of your Lord”?

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Poem Noori Mamdani: The Night of Power
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Noori Mamdani | Poem: The Night of Power

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on July 18, 2014July 23, 2014

Click here to read: The Night of Power -2014

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Night of Power: How the Qur’an was Revealed
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Ismailignosis.com | Night of Power: How the Qur’an was Revealed

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on July 18, 2014July 23, 2014

Excerpt: On the Night of Power, the Prophet did not merely receive the Qur’ān; the Prophet himself became the…

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Laylat al-Qadr
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TheIsmaili.org | Laylat al-Qadr

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on July 18, 2014July 23, 2014

Laylat al-Qadr — the Night of Power — commemorates the night during which the first…

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  • Ramadan

Rumi’s Ghazal (Ode) 258

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on July 30, 2013July 30, 2013

day is to make a living night is only for love commoners sleep fast lovers…

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Layla tul Qadr – The Night of Power / The Night of Destiny

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on July 30, 2013September 22, 2014

Layla tul Qadr falls on the 23rd of Ramadan and this is significant event in…

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  • Ismaili Muslim Authors

How was the Qur’an revealed to the Prophet Muhammad? What is the relationship between the Qur’an and the Imams?

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on July 27, 2013July 27, 2013

How was the Qur’an revealed to the Prophet Muhammad? Does God literally speak Arabic? What…

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  • Ramadan

Laylat al-Qadr — the Night of Power

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on July 27, 2013July 27, 2013

Laylat al-Qadr — the Night of Power — commemorates the night during which the first…

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  • Ismaili Muslim Authors

Laylat al-Qadr: Qur’ānic Revelation and Prophetic Inspiration « Ismā‘īlī Gnosis

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on August 9, 2012August 31, 2012

Excerpt: The traditional interpretation holds that on the Night of Power, the entirety of the…

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  • Ramadan

Layla tul Qadr – The Night of Power / The Night of Destiny

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on August 21, 2011September 22, 2014

Many interpreters of this verse in the Holy Quran state that thousand months is Allah’s…

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  • Ramadan

Rumi: Truth is the Night of Power

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on September 1, 2010

Truth is the Night of Power, hidden amid the other nights so the soul may…

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  • Ramadan

Laylat Al-Qadr – The Night Of Power: Stirring And Inspiring Poetry By Jalaluddin Rumi

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on August 31, 2010August 15, 2012

via Easy Nash’s Science and Religion in Islam: The Link Here, Sunlight offers Rumi’s Ghazal…

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  • Islam

Laylat al-Qadr

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on September 11, 2009September 16, 2009

Laylat al-Qadr — the Night of Power — commemorates the night during which the first…

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  • Ismaili Muslims in the News

Audio: Hussein Rashid on Speaking of Faith – Revealing Ramadan Stories

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on September 10, 2009September 10, 2009

Listen to Hussein Rashid Hussein Rashid New York, NY (USA) Born in 1974 tradition: Ismaili…

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  • Muslim Scholars

“Stay awake for an entire night”

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on September 23, 2008June 6, 2015

if you stay awake for an entire night watch out for a treasure trying to…

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  • Religion

Laylat-Al Qadr – The Night of Power

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on September 23, 2008September 22, 2014

لیلة القدر (Arabic) Laylat al-Qadr, (also known as Shab-e-Qadr) is significant event in Muslim history…

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