166 / Supplication on the Night of Decree

The year contains virtuous days and honored times in which supplication is more excellent, an answer is more likely, and acceptance is more earnestly hoped for. To Him, Glorious is He, belongs consummate wisdom: “He creates whatever He wills and chooses.” (1 By virtue of His perfect wisdom and power, and the completeness and all-encompassing nature of His knowledge, He chooses from among His creation whatever times, places, and persons He wills, singling them out for His greater bounty, abundant care, and immense favor. This is among the greatest signs of His Lordship, the clearest testimonies to His oneness and sole possession of the attributes of perfection, and proof that all command belongs to Him, Glorious is He, from first to last. He decrees whatever He wills concerning His creation and judges among them as He pleases: “All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth, and Lord of all worlds. To Him belongs all grandeur in the heavens and the earth, and He is the Almighty, the All-Wise.” 2.

Among the times that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has singled out for greater distinction and abundant honor is the month of Ramadan, which He favored above all other months; its last ten nights, which He favored above all other nights; and the Night of Decree, which, on account of its immense merit and exalted standing with Him, He made better than a thousand months. Glorious is He, He magnified its importance, exalted its rank, and elevated its standing with Him. During it, He sent down His clear revelation, His noble speech, and His wise scripture as guidance for the God-fearing, a criterion for the believers, and radiance, light, and mercy.

Allah Most High says: “Indeed, We sent it down on a blessed night, for We have always given warning. On that night every matter of wisdom is ordained as a command from Us. Indeed, We have always sent messengers as a mercy from your Lord. Indeed, He alone is