![]() Recite: And thy Lord is the Most Generous, “Recite: In the Name of thy Lord who created, When Angel Jibreel appeared to him, he said: When Prophet Muhammad was 40 years old, he received his first divine revelation from Allah through Angel Jibreel. In 2022, this falls on Saturday, April 23. It is a night of special prayer, reflection and remembrance of Allah. The Shia Ismaili Muslims observe Laylat al-Qadr on the 23rd night of Ramadan, in keeping with traditions received through Hazrat Ali (a.s.) and his wife Hazrat Bibi Fatimah (a.s.), and the Imams of the Fatimid dynasty. Laylat al-Qadr is the auspicious night when the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s.) first received the revelation of the Holy Qur’an, thereby conferring upon him the mantle of prophethood at the age of forty. This image is taken from a folio in the Aga Khan Museum collection. ![]() 1325 CE) tells the story of a saint who made a failed attempt to stay awake until the Laylat al-Qadr. In his Khamsa, Shab-i Qadr (the Night of Power), the renowned Persian poet Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (d.
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