The Holy Month of Ramadan and the Significance of Lailatul Qadr — Page 2
‑ 2 ‑ the rain of God’s blessings that currently descends on us. One of the many reasons edicts of apostasy were issued against the Promised Messiah as was because of the manner in which he interpreted the meaning of Lailatul Qadr (the Night of the Decree). The Promised Messiah as said that while Lailatul Qadr refers to the [Night of the Decree] that appears in Ramadan, it also denotes the time of the advent of a chosen one of God from which the rise and fall of nations can be determined, and those which are of a higher and lesser rank are made more clearly distinguishable. Such a time is one of [spiritual] darkness, and the destiny of nations is decided by the coming of God’s chosen one. If we cast a glance at the Lailatul Qadr that occurred at the time of the Holy Prophet sa , it is easy to identify those nations whose fortunes were decided during this period.