Night: Quran’s relationship with the night

Article taken from http://thequranrecital.com/night-qurans-relationship-with-the-night/

‘….reciting the verses of Allah during periods of the night and prostrating [in prayer].’

Quran [3:113]

The days of the Islamic calendar start at sunset, which is why the Islamic calendar is a lunar one, when the moon can be observed. The dates of the lunar month change each year when compared to the solar calendar, by about 11 days.

Muadh ibn Jabal (RA) was once walking with the Prophet (SAW) when the Prophet said: Shall I not tell you of the gates of goodness? Fasting is a shield; charity wipes out sin and the prayer of a man in the depths of the night.’

‘Indeed, your Lord knows, [O Muhammad], that you stand [in prayer] almost two thirds of the night or half of it or a third of it, and [so do] a group of those with you….’

Quran [73:20]

The Prophet’s prayer at night

This Surah was one of the first to be revealed yet as we can see the Prophet (SAW) was spending almost two-thirds of the night even at this early stage in the worship of Allah. What was he praying? He was glorifying Allah almost certainly and pondering over His greatness. We can do the same even if we don’t remember so many…