Twentieth Day of a Good Month

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Most Compassionate.

I was going through my newly set-up facebook account today and realised that there ARE some good souls out there who share really valuable things. I was reading about Lailatul-Qadr and most of what I had read really intrigued me. I just learned that the last ten days of Ramadhan is the period of the most awaited Lailatul-Qadr. Easily translated, Lailatul-Qadr has a few meanings. It can mean the following: The Night of Power; The Night of Decree; The Night of Measures. Anyway, I went to look into the Qur'an and here is what I have found about Lailatul-Qadr...

Al Qur'an
Surah 97
Al-Qadr (Power)

So I have learned that during the last ten days of Ramadhan, believers stay up to read the Qur'an in the hope that Lailatul Qadr occurs while they recite. The reason why believers work so hard at reciting the Qur'an these ten days is because this one night surpasses the value of 30 000 nights! I have also learned that it is not made known to us exactly which night is Lailatul Qadr because if we did, we would not be striving hard for Lailatul Qadr. It was on Lailatul Qadr that upon Allah's command, the Angel Jibril descended to earth with the Qur'an to reveal it to Nabi Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). And on this night, the devoted who stays up to recite the Holy Qur'an, by God's Will, may receive His Forgiveness of all his or her sins. One is blessed if he should witness Lailatul Qadr, which is when the sunrise would appear weak and reddish.

Sometimes, when I read such beautiful messages, I tend to reflect upon myself. When will I ever change? Will I ever live to have myself stay up all night in those ten days, reciting the Qur'an, hoping that I am one of Allah's chosen ones to be forgive off my terrible sins both past and present on Lailatul Qadr? Will I ever practice what I read and will I ever practice what I preach? I envy the devoted for they must be strong within. I am ashamed of myself for I am weak within. I envy their future with Allah, I dread my punishments from Allah. I guess the worse offenders are people like me. We are aware that we are doing wrong, we pray, we fast, we do some good but weak as we always are, we still forget, we still take advantage of God's unconditional Love, we still do what we are told never to do. I call us, hypocrites. The husband has always shared with me, that such hypocrites can be viewed differently in a way where the call of repentance is never lost. I agree with him somewhat but I also know that we are indeed pampered and always forgetting that time is not and never will be on our side. For when The Almighty decides to take us home before any repentance, even then regret will be too late.

I am inspired by one of Maher Zain's song. And every time I listen to it when I am driving, it sets me reflecting and thinking. Yes. What else are we waiting for when the truth is right in front of our eyes? We just have to open our eyes, our hearts and minds and stop running away from the truth and stop making excuses for ourselves.

Adapted from: Maher Zain - Open Your Eyes

Look around yourselves

Can't you see the wonder

Spreaded in front of you

The clouds floating by

The skies are clear and blue

Planets in the orbits

The moon and the sun

Such perfect harmony

Let's start questioning ourselves

Isn't this prove enough for us

Or are we so blind

To push it all aside

We just have to
Open our eyes, our hearts and minds
If we just look bright to see the signs

We can't keep hiding from the truth

Let it take us by surprise

Take us in the best way (Allah)

Guide us every single day (Allah)
Keep us close to You
Until the end of time...


I thank Allah first and last, for without His Mercy, nothing is Possible and nothing is Blessed.
All praise and thanks be to Allah, My Lord. - Jaslina Yassin