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The Night of Power [2] (Arabic: لیلة القدر, romanized: Laylat al-Qadr; also rendered as the Night of Destiny, [3] Night of Decree, [4] Night of Determination, or the Precious Night), is, in Islamic belief, the night when Muslims believe the Quran was first sent down from heaven to the world, and also the night when its first verses ...
The Islamic calendar is a lunar one, where each month begins when the first crescent of a new moon is sighted. The Islamic year consists of 12 lunar cycles, and consequently it is 10 to 11 days shorter than the solar year, and as it contains no intercalation, [a] Ramadan migrates throughout the seasons. The Islamic day starts after sunset.
Commemorating the Night of Power (Lailat ul-Qadr) Reading the Quran; Abstaining from all bad deeds and staying humble; Tarawih prayer (for Sunni Muslims) Begins: At the last night of the month of Sha'ban [1] Ends: At the last night of the month of Ramadan [1] Date: Variable (follows the Islamic lunar calendar) [2] [3] 2025 date: 28 February/1 ...
The last 10 nights of Ramadan, including the night of Laylat al-Qadr, are important for Muslims, including a special night of worship.
The Islamic calendar is based on the synodic period of the Moon's revolution around the Earth, approximately 29 1 ⁄ 2 days. The Islamic calendar alternates months of 29 and 30 days (which begin with the new moon). Twelve of these months make up an Islamic year, which is 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year.
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Al-Qadr [1] (Arabic: القدر, "Power, Fate") is the 97th chapter of the Qur'an, with 5 āyāt or verses. It is a Meccan surah [ 2 ] which celebrates the night when the first revelation of what would become the Qur'an was sent down.
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