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ing the earth to life by it after it has died, and the and by the night when it draws in, (81:17)
varying direction of the winds, there are Signs for and the night and all it shrouds, (84:17)
people who use their intellect. (45:5) By Heaven and the Night-Comer! (86:1)
And glorify Him during the night and after you And what will convey to you what the Night-
have prostrated. (50:40) Comer is? (86:2)
The part of the night they spent asleep was small. And (I swear by) ten nights. (89:2)
(51:17) And (I swear by) the night when it travels on.
And glorify Him in the night and when the stars (89:4)
fade out. (52:49) And (I swear by) the night when it conceals it.
He makes night merge into day and day merge (91:4)
into night. He knows what the heart contains. (I swear) by the night when it conceals. (92:1)
(57:6) And (I swear by) the night when it is still... (93:2)
Allah subjected them to it for seven whole nights Truly We sent it down on the Night of Power.
and eight whole days without a break. You could And what will convey to you what the Night of
see the people flattened in their homes just like Power is? The Night of Power is better than a
the hollow stumps of uprooted palms. (69:7) thousand months. (97:1-3)
He (Nuh) said, ‘My Lord, I have called my people
night and day.’ (71:5) NIGHT OF POWER
You who are enwrapped in your clothing! Stay (LAILAT UL-QADR)
up at night, except a little, half of it, or a little Truly We sent it down on the Night of Power.
less, or a little more, and recite the Qur’an dis- (97:1)
tinctly. (73:1-4) And what will convey to you what the Night of
Certainly rising at night has a stronger effect and Power is? (97:2)
is more conducive to concentration. (73:6) The Night of Power is better than a thousand
Your Lord knows that you stay up nearly two- months. (97:3)
thirds of the night–or half of it, or a third of it–and In it the angels and the Spirit descend by their
a group of those with you. Allah determines the Lord’s authority with every ordinance. (97:4)
night and day. He knows you will not keep count It is Peace–until the coming of the dawn. (97:5)
of it, so He has turned towards you. Recite as
much of the Qur’an as is easy for you. He knows NIGHT-COMER
that some of you are ill and that others are travel- By Heaven and the Night-Comer! And what will
ling in the land seeking Allah’s bounty, and that convey to you what the Night-Comer is? (86:1-2)
others are fighting in the Way of Allah. So recite
as much of it as is easy for you. And perform NOAH (SEE NUH (AS))
prayer and give the alms and lend a generous
loan to Allah. Whatever good you send ahead for NOON
yourselves you will find it with Allah as some- You who believe! Those you own as slaves and
thing better and as a greater reward. And seek those of you who have not yet reached puberty
forgiveness from Allah. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, should ask your permission to enter at three
Most Merciful. (73:20) times: before the Dawn Prayer, when you have
And (I swear by) the night when it withdraws. undressed at noon, and after the Prayer of
(74:33) Night–three times of nakedness for you. There is
Prostrate to Him during the night and glorify Him nothing wrong for you or them at other times in
throughout the long night. (76:26) moving around among yourselves from one to
We made the night a cloak. (78:10) another. In this way Allah makes the Signs clear
He darkened its night and brought forth its morn- to you. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (24:58)
ing light. (79:29) Praise be to Him in the heavens and the earth, in
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