Friday, September 18, 2009

Night of Qadar

بسم الله الر حمن الر حيم
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُ

Here are some Nawafal that you can perform on this night. It is not a must to do the same prayers. You can pray any Nawafil (prayers), recite QURAN, do repent (Astaghfar), recite many many Salawat (Darood Sharif & Salam) and make (Dua'as).

1. In this night offer 4 cycles of ritual prayer (raka’t) (2 sets of 2 raka’t each)
After Surah FATIHA, recite Surah QADAR one time and Surah IKHLAS five times in each raka’t. After completion of this salat recite the first Kalima Tayyab 100 times.

Kalima Tayyab:
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لآ اِلَهَ إلاَّ الله مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُوُل الله

Translation:
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There is no GOD but ALLAH, and Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلّم (P.B.U.H) is the messenger of ALLAH.

2. Offer 4 cycles of ritual prayer (raka’t) (2 sets of 2 raka’t each)
In each raka’t, after Surah FATIHA, recite Surah QADR three times and Surah IKHLAS three times. After completion of this salah, recite any Astaghfar 70 times.

Astaghfar:
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اسْتَغْفِرُ اللّهَ رَبِّىْ مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍ وأتوب إليه
Astaghfirullah Rabbi Min Kulli Zambiyon Wa Atoobu ilaiyh

3. Offer two cycles of ritual prayer (raka’t).
In each raka't, after Surah FATIHA, recite Surah QADR once and Surah IKHLAS fifteen times. After Salat, recite the second Kalima (Kalima-e-Shahaadat) 70 times.

Kalima Shahaadat:
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اشْهَدُ انْ لّآ اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ وَحْدَه لَا شَرِيْكَ لَه، وَ اَشْهَدُ اَنَّ مُحَمَّدً اعَبْدُه وَرَسُولُه
Ašhadu al-lā ilāha illā-llāhu, waḥdahu lā šarīka lahu, wa ašhadu anna Muḥammadun ʿabduhu wa rasūluhu.

Translation:
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I bear witness that none is worthy of worship but Allah, the One alone, without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger

4) Recite Surah Dukhan.

5) Recite Surah Fatah seven times.

Please take advantage of this night, from sunset till sunrise. Offer nawafil (prayers), recite QUR'AAN, do repent (Istaghfar), recite many many Salawat (Darood Sharif & Salaam) and make (Dua'as).

JAZAKALLAH KHAIR

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