Islamic Revival

  Tafsir  al-Qadr : 1-5 إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ (1) وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ (2) لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ (3) تَنَزَّلُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِمْ مِنْ كُلِّ أَمْرٍ (4) سَلَامٌ هِيَ حَتَّى مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِ (5) (1)We have indeed revealed This ( Quran) In the night of power:  (2) and what will explain to Thee what the night of power is?  (3) The night of power is better than a thousand months. (4) Therein come down the angels and the spirit by Allah ’s permission, on every errand:  (5) Peace!…This until the rise of morn! ( Al Qadr : 1-5). In the Quran , this surah is the 97th. There are some differences of opinion regarding the status of this surah that consists of 5 ayah. Some mufassirs such as Ibn ‘Abbas, Ibn Marduyah, Ibn al-Zubair, and ‘Aisha, classified this surah as Makiyyah. [1]  While some others classified it as Madaniyyah. Some of the latter are al-Waqidi, who said that this surah was first rev

This is an extract from the book "Al Jaami'u li Ahkaam is Siyaam" (A complete guide to the rules of fasting) by Sheikh Abu Iyaas Mahmood bin Abdul-Lateef bin Mahmood ('Uwaydhah). Please note this is a draft translation from Arabic. If any confusion arises from the translation then please refer to the original  Arabic book . Qiyaam (Standing for prayer) in Ramadhaan and Laylat-ul-Qadr The merits of Qiyaam in Ramadhaan and Laylat-ul-Qadr: The favours or merits of Qiyaam in Ramadhaan are mentioned generally in the Prophetic Ahaadeeth and the merits of Laylat-ul-Qadr are mentioned specifically. From them I mention the following: 1) Abu Hurairah (ra) said that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Whoever stands (in prayer) in Ramadhaan with Imaan and the anticipation (of reward) then all of his past sins will be forgiven”. Recorded by Al-Bukhaari (37), Muslim, Abu Daawood, An-Nasaa’i, and At-Tirmidhi. The Lafzh of Muslim (1780) and An-Nasaa’i is: “The Messenger of