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Laylat Al-Qadr, The Night of Power - Last 10 Days

Laylat Al-Qadr, The Night of Power - Last 10 DaysThere is night in the month of Ramadan which is better than equivalence to a thousand months.

Laylat Al-Qadr is celebrated as a bringer of light and guidance; it honours the advent of the concluding direction for mankind. It is an acknowledgment to the commencement of the message revealed to us all by Allah (Subhana Wa' Ta'ala) through Arc Angel Jibrail, a message later conveyed to all man by the seal of the prophets, Muhammad (peace be upon him).

“We have indeed revealed this (Message) in the Night of Power:
And what will explain to thee what the night of power is?
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
Therein come down the angels and the Spirit by Allah's permission, on every errand:
Peace! This until the rise of morn!”
- Surah Al-Qadr (Night of Power) 97, V 1-5

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Battle of Badr, 17th Ramadan 624 A.D

Battle of Badr, 17th Ramadan 624 A.D

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim (In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the most Merciful)

The Battle of Badr was a turning point in the chronicle of Islam in that the glorious acquisition of victory against grave probability established a benchmark of truth never dared to be argued against.

The Battle of Badr was fought on the 17th of Ramadan in 624 A.D (the second year of the Hijra) about 50 miles south-west of Madina (or Yahtrib as it was then ascribed) near the point where the then Madina-Syria caravan route wound its way through a complex terrain.

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