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So why is the Night of Qadr such a significant night compared to the other blessed nights in Ramadan?
Imam Sadiq (as) said in Bihar Al-Anwar, V:4. P:386 “The best of the months is the month of God - the month of Ramadan - and the
heart of the month of Ramadan is the Night of Qadr (Night Of Power/Destiny) because “the Torah was revealed on the sixth day of the
month of Ramadan, the Bible, on the twelfth night of the month, the Paslms on the eighteenth night of the month and the Quran on the
Night of Qadr.” Al-Kafi, V:4, P:157.
Imam Baqir (as) elaborated on the significance of this great Night by saying “in the Night of Qadr is decreed every thing - pleasant
and unpleasant, obedience and disobedience, birth and death, and livelihood - which would occur during the course of that year, till the
next Night of Qadr.” Al-Kafi, V:4, P:157.
One must prepare for Ramadan and the Night of Qadr on three focal points. The first being mentally, by striving to keep Allah (swt) at
the forefront of one's mind the whole night long, and disciplining oneself to make long sincere heart-felt prayers during the nights and
being compassionate to kin and parents during the day. Second being in the physical sense by carrying out actions virtuously and
ensuring Quran and Supplications are recited much, this must not be neglected as even a small physical action done correctly can be
very rewarding as explained by our beloved Imam Musa Ibn Ja'far (as), “one who performs the Ghusl on the Night of Qadr and
remains awake in it (engaged in worship), shall have all his sins forgiven. Wasaail Al-Shia'h, V:10, P:358, and third of all spiritually,
by increasing ones eagerness for receiving endless blessings and bounties promised for the hard working servants of The Mighty, The
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