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Forum Points( )Shab-E-Barat – The Night Of Forgiveness( )
The month of Sha'ban is the eighth month of the Islamic lunar calendar.
The fifteenth night of this month is known as Laylatul Bara'ah or
Laylatun Nisfe min Sha'ban in the Arab world. In India, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Iran, Afghanistan, etc., it is known as Shab-e-barat.
Shab-E-Barat means the night of forgiveness or Day of Atonement.
In Persian language, 'Shab' means night and 'Barat' means 'the night of
commission or assignment'. In Arabic language, however, the day is
known as Lailatul Bara'at, meaning the night of emancipation.
Shab-e Barat.It is the special night of seeking forgiveness and repenting to Almighty
Allah, remembering our past sins and sincerely settling the mind that one will never commits sins in the future.
Muslims
hold a belief that if someone prays to Allah throughout the night and
seek forgiveness for all the sins he may have committed, he could be
forgiven. Therefore, the entire night of prayer is devoted to asking
for forgiveness for the past year and for good fortune in the year to
come.
Imam Tirmizi has recorded the following Holy Hadith :
"Narrated
Hazrat Ayesha that one night (Prophet's wife awoke and) she did not
find Prophet (Pbuh) (in his bed). She went out (to search for him) and
found him in Baqi' (the graveyard in Madinah)... The Prophet (Pbuh)
said: In the night of 15th of Sha'ban, Allah descends to the lowest of
skies and grants pardon to the people more than the number of hair of
the goats of Kal'b tribe."
The month of Sha'ban is a great
month.In this month Allah takes the account of His creation. The
Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) loved to fast during this month.
He used to fast most of the month of Sha'ban.
After sunset
during the night of Middle of Sha'ban, Allah in His great mercy and
kindness turns towards His creation and asks, "Is there anyone who
would seek My forgiveness and I forgive him/her? Is there anyone who is
in need to ask Me and I provide for his/her needs. Is there anyone who
in pain and seek My help and I help him/her? Is there? Is there? until
the time of Fajr (morning prayer).
Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) recommended prayers during this night and fasting during the following day.
It
reported that the Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) used to visit
the Muslim cemetery on this evening and he used to pray for the
deceased Muslims. These are the things that we learn from some Ahadith
(Words of Prophet) about the significance of this night.
Muslims
accomplish good deeds with care. Often many Muslims have a good
intention, Satisfy the Almighty, However very unfortunately they don't
accomplish the deed in the in the right way. How can such a deed then
be accepted as 'good'? Wrong way of accomplishing deeds spoil our
outcome.
Before performing any deed a Muslim must always ask: Am
I accomplishing a good deed with right intention and am I doing it in
the right way?
The right way and only accepted way is the Way of our Beloved Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) Way of performing Deed.
It
is our duty to take advantage of all good occasions to revive our
faith, to purify our souls and to increase our love and devotion to the
Almighty.
Shab-e-Barat is observed with due solemnity and
religious fervor in different parts of the world. Specially in the
Indian subcontinent, the night is observed as an age old celebration.It
may be noted that there is no mention of Shab-E-Barat in the holy book
of Quran.
The month of Sha'ban is the eighth month of the Islamic lunar calendar.
The fifteenth night of this month is known as Laylatul Bara'ah or
Laylatun Nisfe min Sha'ban in the Arab world. In India, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Iran, Afghanistan, etc., it is known as Shab-e-barat.
Shab-E-Barat means the night of forgiveness or Day of Atonement.
In Persian language, 'Shab' means night and 'Barat' means 'the night of
commission or assignment'. In Arabic language, however, the day is
known as Lailatul Bara'at, meaning the night of emancipation.
Shab-e Barat.It is the special night of seeking forgiveness and repenting to Almighty
Allah, remembering our past sins and sincerely settling the mind that one will never commits sins in the future.
Muslims
hold a belief that if someone prays to Allah throughout the night and
seek forgiveness for all the sins he may have committed, he could be
forgiven. Therefore, the entire night of prayer is devoted to asking
for forgiveness for the past year and for good fortune in the year to
come.
Imam Tirmizi has recorded the following Holy Hadith :
"Narrated
Hazrat Ayesha that one night (Prophet's wife awoke and) she did not
find Prophet (Pbuh) (in his bed). She went out (to search for him) and
found him in Baqi' (the graveyard in Madinah)... The Prophet (Pbuh)
said: In the night of 15th of Sha'ban, Allah descends to the lowest of
skies and grants pardon to the people more than the number of hair of
the goats of Kal'b tribe."
The month of Sha'ban is a great
month.In this month Allah takes the account of His creation. The
Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) loved to fast during this month.
He used to fast most of the month of Sha'ban.
After sunset
during the night of Middle of Sha'ban, Allah in His great mercy and
kindness turns towards His creation and asks, "Is there anyone who
would seek My forgiveness and I forgive him/her? Is there anyone who is
in need to ask Me and I provide for his/her needs. Is there anyone who
in pain and seek My help and I help him/her? Is there? Is there? until
the time of Fajr (morning prayer).
Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) recommended prayers during this night and fasting during the following day.
It
reported that the Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) used to visit
the Muslim cemetery on this evening and he used to pray for the
deceased Muslims. These are the things that we learn from some Ahadith
(Words of Prophet) about the significance of this night.
Muslims
accomplish good deeds with care. Often many Muslims have a good
intention, Satisfy the Almighty, However very unfortunately they don't
accomplish the deed in the in the right way. How can such a deed then
be accepted as 'good'? Wrong way of accomplishing deeds spoil our
outcome.
Before performing any deed a Muslim must always ask: Am
I accomplishing a good deed with right intention and am I doing it in
the right way?
The right way and only accepted way is the Way of our Beloved Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) Way of performing Deed.
It
is our duty to take advantage of all good occasions to revive our
faith, to purify our souls and to increase our love and devotion to the
Almighty.
Shab-e-Barat is observed with due solemnity and
religious fervor in different parts of the world. Specially in the
Indian subcontinent, the night is observed as an age old celebration.It
may be noted that there is no mention of Shab-E-Barat in the holy book
of Quran.
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