The Night of Qadr is the best night among the nights of the whole year. The "A'maal" (religious performances) of this night are better than the A'maal of 1000 months. In this night the divine Annual Decree is passed. The Angels and Roohul Ameen (A highly dignified Angel) descend on this earth, in that night. These call on the Imam of the time, and what is ordained (by Allah) for everybody is presented before the Imam.
The twenty-third night of Ramadhan, the last of the Qadr Nights, is more meritorious than the two previous ones, namely the nineteenth and the twenty-first. Many narrations confirm that it is the Qadr Night at which all affairs are decided. Apart from the General a'amal at the three Qadr Nights, there are other specific a'amal for the 23rd night: It is important to keep awake the entire night
First: It is recommended to recite Surahs of al-`Ankabut (No. 29) and al-Rum (No. 30). Imam al-Sadiq (a.s) is reported to have said, “Anyone who recites these two Surahs at this night will be included with the people of Paradise.”
Second: It is recommended to recite Surah of al-Dukhan (No. 44).
Third: It is recommended to repeat Surah of al-Qadr Thousand times.
Fourth: Recite the following famous supplication for the Imam of our time as many times as possible at this night:Allahhumma Kun le Valliek
Fifth: It is recommended to say the following supplication:
| O Allah (please do) prolong my lifetime ... | |||
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| O Allah: (please do) prolong my lifetime, | allahumma imdud li fi `umri | اللّهُمّ امْدُدْ لِي فِي عُمْرِي، |
| And expand my sustenance, | wa awsi` li fi rizqi | وَأَوْسِعْ لِي فِي رِزْقِي، |
| And make my body healthy, | wa asihha li jismi | وَأَصِحّ لِي جِسْمِي، |
| And make me attain my hopes, | wa ballighny amali | وَبَلّغْنِي أَمَلِي، |
| And if I am written with the unhappy ones, (please) erase my name from this list, | wa in kuntu mina alashqya‘i famhuny mina alashqya‘i | وَإِنْ كُنْتُ مِنَ الأَشْقِيَاءِ فَامْحُنِي مِنَ الأَشْقِيَاءِ |
| And write it with the happy ones, | waktubny mina alssu`ada‘i | وَاكْتُبْنِي مِنَ السّعَدَاءِ، |
| For You have said in Your Book that You revealed to Your missioned Prophet, Your peace be upon him and his Household: | fa’innaka qulta fi kitabika almunzali `alanabiyyka almursali salawatuka `alayhi wa alihi: | فَإِنّكَ قُلْتَ فِي كِتَابِكَ المُنْزَلِ عَلَى نَبِيّكَ المُرْسَلِ صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: |
| “Allah makes to pass away and establishes what He pleases, and with Him is the basis of the Book.” | yamhu allahu maiyasha‘u wa yuthbitu wa `indahu ‘ummu alkitabi | (يَمْحُو اللّهُ مَايَشَاءُ وَيُثْبِتُ وَعِنْدَهُ أُمّ الكِتَابِ) |
Sixth: It is recommended to say the following supplication:
| O Allah (please), among the matters that You decide and make, ... | |||
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| O Allah: (please), among the matters that You decide and make, | allahumma ij`al fima taqdhy wa fimatuqaddiru | اللّهُمّ اجْعَلْ فِيمَا تَقْضِي وَفِيمَا تُقَدّرُ |
| From among the inevitable affairs, | mina alamri almahtumi | مِنَ الأَمْرِ المَحْتُومِ |
| And from among the wise matters that You make distinct, | wa fima tafruqu mina alamri alhakimi | وَفِيمَا تَفْرُقُ مِنَ الأَمْرِ الحَكِيمِ |
| At the Grand Night | fi laylati alqadri | فِي لَيْلَةِ القَدْرِ |
| From among the act that is neither rejected nor altered, | mina alqadha‘i alladhy la yuraddu wa layubaddalu | مِنَ القَضَاءِ الّذِي لا يُرَدّ وَلا يُبَدّلُ |
| That You decide me to be with the pilgrims to Your Holy House, | an taktubany min hujjaji baytika alharami | أَنْ تَكْتُبَنِي مِنْ حُجَّاجِ بَيْتِكَ الحَرَامِ |
| At this year, | fi `amy hadha | فِي عَامِي هذَا |
| Those whose pilgrimage is admitted, | almabruri hajjuhumu | المَبْرُورِ حَجّهُمُ، |
| Whose efforts are praised, | almashkuri sa`yuhumu | المَشْكُورِ سَعْيُهُمُ، |
| Whose sins are forgiven, | almaghfuri dhunubuhumu | المَغْفُورِ ذُنُوبُهُمُ، |
| And whose offenses and pardoned. | almukaffari `anhum sayyi’atuhum | المُكَفّرِ عَنْهُمْ سَيّئَاتُهُمْ، |
| And (please), among the matters that You decide and make, | waj`al fima tiqdhy wa tuqaddru | وَاجْعَلْ فِيمَا تِقْضِي وَتُقَدّرُ |
| Decide to prolong my lifetime, | an tutila `umri | أَنْ تُطِيلَ عُمْرِي، |
| And to expand my sustenance. | wa tuwassi`a li fi rizqi | وَتُوَسّعَ لِي فِي رِزْقِي. |
Seventh: It is recommended to say the following supplication that is mentioned in the book of ‘Iqbal al-A`mal’:
| O He Who is intrinsic though He is evident, ... | |||
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| O He Who is intrinsic though He is evident, | ya batinan fi ¨uhurihi | يَا بَاطِناً فِي ظُهُورِهِ، |
| And He Who is evident though He is intrinsic; | wia zahiran fi butunihi | ويَا ظَاهِراً فِي بُطُونِهِ، |
| O He Who is intrinsic that is not missed | wa ya batinan laysa yakhfa | وَيَا بَاطِناً لَيْسَ يَخْفَى، |
| And He Who is evident but He cannot be seen; | wa ya zahiran laysa yura | وَيَا ظَاهِراً لَيْسَ يُرَى، |
| O He Who is described, but neither any other described thing nor can any boundary attain His Being; | ya mawsufan la yablughu bikaynunatihi mawsufun wa la hadd mahdudun | يَا مَوْصُوفاً لا يَبْلُغُ بِكَيْنُونَتِهِ مَوْصُوفٌ وَلا حَدّ مَحْدُودٌ، |
| O He Who is absent but not lost, | wa ya gha’iban ghayra mafqudin | وَيَا غَائِباً غَيْرَ مَفْقُودٍ، |
| And He Who is present but not witnessed. | wa ya shahidan ghayra mashhudin | وَيَا شَاهِداً غَيْرَ مَشْهُودٍ، |
| When He is sought, He shall be obtained, | yutlabu fayusabu | يُطْلَبُ فَيُصَابُ، |
| And neither the heavens, nor the earth nor can anything that is between them be empty of Him. | wa lam yakhlu minhu alssamawatu wal-ardhu wa ma baynahuma tarfata `aynin | وَلَمْ يَخْلُ مِنْهُ السّمَاوَاتُ وَالأَرْضُ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ، |
| He cannot be realized by asking ‘How is He? | layudraku bikayfin | لا يُدْرَكُ بِكَيْفٍ، |
| And His place cannot be identified by asking, ‘Where is He?’ or ‘What is His place? | wa la yu´ayyanu bi-ainin wa la bihaythin | وَلا يُؤَيّنُ بِأَيْنٍ وَلا بِحَيْثٍ، |
| You are verily the light of all lights and the Lord of all lords. | anta nuru alnnuri wa rabb alarbabi | أَنْتَ نُورُ النّورِ وَرَبّ الأَرْبَابِ، |
| You have comprehended all things. | ahatta bijami`i ala’umuri | أَحَطْتَ بِجَمِيعِ الأُمورِ، |
| Glory be to Him Whose like is nonexistent, | subhana man laysa kamithilhi shay‘un | سُبحَانَ مَنْ لَيْسَ كَمِثِلهِ شَيْءٌ |
| And He is the All-hearing, the All-seeing. | wa huwa alssami`u albasiru! | وَهُوَ السّميعُ البَصيرُ! |
| Glory be to Him Who is in this state and nothing else can be ever in his state. | subhana man huwa hkadha wa la hakadhaghayruh! | سبحَانَ مَنْ هُوَ هكَذَا وَلا هَكَذَا غَيْرُه! |
Then, one may pray for his needs.
Eighth: It is recommended to do a new ghusl (bathing), other than the first one, at the last hours of night. To spend the whole night with acts of worship, to visit the holy tomb of Imam al-Husayn (a.s), and to offer the one hundred Rak`ah prayer at this nigh
In ‘Tahdhib al-Ahkam’, Shaykh al-Tusiy has narrated that Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (a.s) instructed Abu-Basir to offer at the night that is expected to be the Qadr Night a prayer of one hunded Rak`ah reciting at each Rak`ah Surah of al-Fatihah once and repeating Surah of al-Tawhid ten times.
“If I fail to do all the movements of this prayer, what will I do?” asked Abu-Basir. “You may then offer it while sitting,” said Imam al-Sadiq (a.s). “What if I, too, fail to offer it while sitting?” asked Abu-Basir. “You may then offer it while lying on your bed,” said Imam al-Sadiq (a.s).
`Allamah al-Majlisi has confirmed that one should recite as much amount as possible from the Holy Qur'an at this night and should also pray with the supplications of the al-Sahifah al-Kamilah al-Sajjadiyyah in general and the supplications of Makarim al-Akhlaq and al-Tawbah in particular.
Ninth : Another Du'a for the 23rd night: -
يا رَبَّ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ وَجاعِلَها خَيْراً مِنْ اَلْفِ شَهْرٍ وَرَبَّ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهارِ وَالْجِبالِ وَالْبِحارِ وَالظُّلَمِ والاْنْوارِ وَالاْرْضِ وَالسَّماَّءِ يا بارِئُ يا مُصَوِّرُ يا حَنّانُ يا مَنّانُ يا اَللّهُ يا رَحْمنُ يا اَللّهُ يا قَيُّومُ يا اَللّهُ يا بَديعُ يا اَللّهُ يا اَللّهُ يا اَللّهُ لَكَ الاْسْماَّءُ الْحُسْنى وَالاْمْثالُ الْعُلْيا وَالْكِبْرِياَّءُ وَالاْ لاَّءُ اَسْئَلُكَ اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ الِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَاَنْ تَجْعَلَ اسْمى فى هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ فِى السُّعَداَّءِ وَرُوحى مَعَ الشُّهَداَّءِ وَاِحْسانى فى عِلِّيّينَ وَاِسائَتى مَغْفُورَةً وَاَنْ تَهَبَ لى يَقيناً تُباشِرُ بِهِ قَلْبى وَايماناً يُذهِبُالشَّكَّ عَنّى وَتُرْضِيَنى بِما قَسَمْتَ لى وَ اتِنا فِى الدُّنْيا حَسَنَةً وَفِى الاْخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنا عَذابَ النّارِ الْحَريقِ وَارْزُقْنى فيها ذِكْرَكَ وَشُكْرَكَ وَالرَّغْبَةَ اِلَيْكَ وَالاِْنابَةَ والتَّوبَةَ والتَّوْفيقَ لِما وَفَّقْتَ لَهُ مُحَمَّداً وَ الَ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلامُ
O Lord of Lailatul Qadr! (Night of Destiny!) Who has made it better than 1000 months! O the Lord of the day and the night and the mountains and oceans, the Lord of light and darkness! O the Lord of the earth and the skies! O the Creator! O the Designer! O Kind! O One Who favours! O Allah Who maintains everything! O Allah! O the Kindest! O Allah! O the Creator of new things! O Allah! O Allah! O Allah! The best names are for Thee alone. Thou hast control over all virtues. I ask Thee to send blessings on Muhammad (S.A.W.) and his Aal (A.S.). Write my name, in this Night of Qadr, among the names of the fortunate. Let my soul keep the company of the martyrs. Let my good deeds be reckoned with "Illiyeen" (those exalted). Forgive my sins. Bestow on me such belief that Thou may be nearest to my heart. Give me such understanding that all the doubts may be removed. Let me be contended over that which has been ordained for me: Let me have goodness and virtues in this world and the next. Save me from the glowing fire of Hell. Encourage me towards Tine remembrance with pleasure and to be penitent. Give me all those virtues that Thou hast given to Muhammad (S.A.W.) and Aal-e-Muhammad (AS).
yaa rabba laylatil qadr wa jaa-i’lahaa khayran min alfi shahr wa rabbal layliwan nahaar wal jibaali wal bih’aar waz’zulami wal anwaar wal arz”i wa samaaa
yaa baari-u yaa mus’awwir yaa h’annaanu yaa mannaan yaa allaahu yaa rah’maan yaa allaahu yaa qayyoom yaa allaahu yaa badee-u’ yaa allaah ya allah yaa allaah
lakal asmaaa-ul h’usnaa wal amthaalul u’lyaa wal kibriyaaa wal aalaaa-u as-aluka an tus’alliya a’laa muh’ammadin wa aali muh’ammad wa an taj-a’las-mee fee haad’ihil laylatis fis su-a’daaa-i wa rooh’ee ma-a’sh shuhadaaa-i wa ih’saanee fee i’lliyyeena wa isaaa-atee maghfoorah wa an tahaba lee yaqeenan tubaashiru bihee qalbee wa eemaanan yud’hibush shakka a’nnee wa turz”iyanee bimaa qasamta lee wa aatinaa fid dunyaa h’asanatan wa fil aakhirati h’asanatan wa qinaa a’daaban naaril h’areeq war-zuqnee feehaa d’ikraka wa shukraka war raghbata ilayka wal inaabata wat tawbah wat tawfeeqa limaa waffaqta lahoo muh’ammadan wa aali muh’ammadin a’layhi wa a’layhimus salaam
(then say): allaahumma kun li-waliyyika al-h’ujjatibnil h’asan s’alawaatuka a’layhi wa a’laa aabaaa-ihee fee haad’ihis saa-a’ti wa fee kulli saa-a’tin waliyyan wa h’aafiz”an wa qaaa-idan wa naas’iran wa ‘aleelan wa a’ynaa h’attaa tuskinahu arz”aka taw-a’n wa tumatti-a’hu feehaa t’aweelaa
(then say raising your hands towards the sky): yaa mudabbiral umoor yaa baa-itha man fil quboor yaa mujriyal buh’oor yaa mulayyinal h’adeedi li-dawood s’alli a’laa muh’ammadin wa aali muh’ammad waf-a’l bee (………)
Tenth : Recite Tahajjud near Sahar time
Eleventh : Pray a 100 Rak-a’t Salaat as under
(i) In every Rak-a’t, after the recitation of Soorah Al Faatih’ah, recite Soorah Al Ikhlaas 10 times.
Twelveth Al-Kaf`amiy has narrated that Imam Zayn al-`Abiden (a.s) used to say this supplication very frequently at the Qadr Nights while sitting, standing, genuflecting, and prostrating :
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| O Allah: surely, I am at this evening Your passive slave; | alluhumma inni amsaytu laka `abdan dakhiran | اللّهُمّ إِنّي أَمْسَيْتُ لَكَ عَبْداً دَاخِراً |
| I have no control of hurt or good to myself, | lu amliku linafsy naf`an wa lu zarran | لا أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِي نَفْعاً وَلا ضَرّاً |
| And I cannot drive back any evil from myself | wa lu asrifu `anhu su‘an | وَلا أَصْرِفُ عَنْهَا سُوءً، |
| I testify to so against myself, | ash-hadu bidhalika `alu nafse | أَشْهَدُ بِذلِكَ عَلَى نَفْسِي، |
| And to You do I confess of my powerlessness | wa a`tarifu laka bi¤a`fi quwwate | وَأَعْتَرِفُ لَكَ بِضَعْفِ قُوّتِي، |
| And my feebleness | wa qillati helate | وَقِلّةِ حِيلَتِي، |
| So, (please do) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad, | fasall `alu muhammadin wa uli muhammadin | فَصَلّ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمّدٍ |
| And fulfill that of which You have promised me, | wa anjiz le mu wa`adtany | وَأَنْجِزْ لِي مَا وَعَدْتَنِي |
| As well as all the believing men and women, | wa jame`a almu´minena wal-mu´minuti | وَجَمِيعَ المُؤْمِنِينَ وَالمُؤْمِنَاتِ |
| That is Your forgiveness at this night. | mina almaghfirati fe hadhihi allaylati | مِنَ المَغْفِرَةِ فِي هذِهِ اللّيْلَةِ، |
| And accomplish that which You have conferred upon me, | wa atmim `alayya mu utaytany | وَأَتْمِمْ عَلَيّ مَا آتَيْتَنِي |
| For I am Your slave—the poor, the humble, | fa’inne `abduka almiskenu almustakenu | فَإِنّي عَبْدُكَ المِسكِينُ المُسْتَكِينُ |
| The weak, the needy, the humiliated. | aldha`efu alfaqeru almahenu | الضّعِيفُ الفَقِيرُ المَهِينُ. |
| O Allah: (please) do not make me negligent of the mention of You as regards that which You have bestowed upon me, | alluhumma lu taj`alny nusiyan lidhikrika femuawlaytane | اللّهُمّ لا تَجْعَلْنِي نَاسِياً لِذِكْرِكَ فِيمَا أَوْلَيْتَنِي، |
| And do not make me inadvertent to Your favors to me as regards that which You have given me, | wa lu ghufilan liihsunika femu a`taytane | وَلا غَافِلاً لإحْسَانِكَ فِيمَا أَعْطَيْتَنِي، |
| And do not make me despair of Your responding to me, even if such response is postponed, | wa lu uyisan min ijubatika wa in abtat `anne | وَلا آيِساً مِنْ إِجَابَتِكَ وَإِنْ أَبْطَأَتْ عَنّي |
| Whether I be in prosperity or adversity | fe sarru‘a awdharru‘a | فِي سَرَّاءَ أَوْ ضَرَّاءَ |
| Or hardship or comfort | aw shiddatin aw rakhu‘in | أَوْ شِدّةٍ أَوْ رَخَاءٍ |
| Or well-being or ordeal, | aw `ufiyatin aw balu‘in | أَوْ عَافِيَةٍ أَوْ بَلاءٍ |
| Or misery or bliss. | aw bu´sin aw na`mu‘a | أَوْ بُؤْسٍ أَوْ نَعْمَاءَ |
| Verily, You are the Hearer of prayers. | innaka same`u alddu`u‘i | إِنّكَ سَمِيعُ الدّعَاءِ |
source : sibtayn
