The Holy Lailatul Barat (Shab-E-Barat) was observed on the night of 6 August...
ALL the days and all the nights are the creation of Almighty Allah. Allah also created time and allotted a specific amount of time to every individual to accomplish what he or she can do in this world for the eternal Hereafter. During this allotted time, we are tested in the real turmoil of life....
Among the days and nights, some are glorious and significant. Such a night is Shab-e-Barat. In Persian, Shab-e-Barat means the night of good luck or the night of fortune. In Arabic, this night is known as 'Lailatul Bara'at', that is, the night of Salvation. This night of Barat is mentioned in the holy Hadith as "Lailatun Nisfi Min Shaban", that is the night of the middle of the month of Shaban...
ALL the days and all the nights are the creation of Almighty Allah. Allah also created time and allotted a specific amount of time to every individual to accomplish what he or she can do in this world for the eternal Hereafter. During this allotted time, we are tested in the real turmoil of life....
Among the days and nights, some are glorious and significant. Such a night is Shab-e-Barat. In Persian, Shab-e-Barat means the night of good luck or the night of fortune. In Arabic, this night is known as 'Lailatul Bara'at', that is, the night of Salvation. This night of Barat is mentioned in the holy Hadith as "Lailatun Nisfi Min Shaban", that is the night of the middle of the month of Shaban...
Our beloved Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said, "When this night appears, you must spend that night with prayers and must spend the day of that night with fasting."
He also said that, "In this night Almighty Allah appears in the nearest sky of the earth and on behalf of Him a call being enforced that, "Is there anyone who seeks forgiveness? I will forgive. Is there any endangered person, who wants to escape from evil and danger? I will escape. Is there anyone, who seeks means of subsistence? Is there anyone? Is there anyone? Is there anyone?" Thus the call continues till the early morning...
In the holy Qur'an, this night has been mentioned as 'Lailatul Mubaraka' -- a blessed night.
The holy Shab-e-Barat is the night of fate. In this night, annual fate -- that is -- Taqdir is ascertained. So we should pass this night with proper prayers and Tilwat-e-Qur'an, Zikr-Azker, Milad-Qiam, Tasbih-Tahlil etc.
The occasion has a very firm position in the cultural horizon of Bangladesh. On this holy night of Shab-e-Barat, distribution of sweets (Halua) and bread among the poor, neighbours and relatives is undoubtedly an admirable custom encouraging brotherhood in the society. The holy Shab-e-Barat comes to say that holy Ramadan is coming, so get ready for fasting.
He also said that, "In this night Almighty Allah appears in the nearest sky of the earth and on behalf of Him a call being enforced that, "Is there anyone who seeks forgiveness? I will forgive. Is there any endangered person, who wants to escape from evil and danger? I will escape. Is there anyone, who seeks means of subsistence? Is there anyone? Is there anyone? Is there anyone?" Thus the call continues till the early morning...
In the holy Qur'an, this night has been mentioned as 'Lailatul Mubaraka' -- a blessed night.
The holy Shab-e-Barat is the night of fate. In this night, annual fate -- that is -- Taqdir is ascertained. So we should pass this night with proper prayers and Tilwat-e-Qur'an, Zikr-Azker, Milad-Qiam, Tasbih-Tahlil etc.
The occasion has a very firm position in the cultural horizon of Bangladesh. On this holy night of Shab-e-Barat, distribution of sweets (Halua) and bread among the poor, neighbours and relatives is undoubtedly an admirable custom encouraging brotherhood in the society. The holy Shab-e-Barat comes to say that holy Ramadan is coming, so get ready for fasting.
