Holy Nights

The mother of the believers, Sayyidatuna ‘Aaishah Siddiqah رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہَا stated: I heard the Prophet of Rahmah, the Intercessor of Ummah صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ saying, ‘Allah عَزَّ وَجَل opens the doors of mercy in four nights (especially):

1. Night of Eid -ul- Adha

2. Night of Eid -ul- Fitr

3. Fifteenth night of Sha’ban as in this night the names of those destined to die that year, sustenance of people and the names of those who shall perform Hajj (that year)are inscribed.

4. Night of ‘Arafah (the night of between the 8th and 9th of Zul - Hijjah) until the Azan (of Fajr).

(Ad -Durr -ul- Mansur, vol. 7, pp. 402)

Critical Decisions

Dear Islamic brothers! How critical the 15th night of Sha’ban -ul- Mu’azzam is! No one knows what will be predestined for him. Sometimes, a person is heedlessly busy with his activities while mishaps are destined for him.

It is stated in Ghunya-tut-Talibeen, ‘The shrouds of many people are washed and prepared but they are busy wandering around in the markets. There are many people whose graves have been dug and ready but they are busy enjoying themselves. A number of people are busy laughing although the final moment of their death is approaching. The construction of many houses is about to complete but at the same time the lifetime of their owners is also about to complete. (Ghunya-tut-Talibeen, vol. 1, pp. 348)

People have things of a hundred years although they are not sure of a single moment because no man is aware of the time of his death