We invite you to join us for a special all night retreat to observe Lailat Al-Qadr or the Night Of Power. We will share a meal to break the daily fast at 8:30 pm and the retreat will begin at 9:30 pm. We will be sitting in silent remembrance, and sharing special tarawih prayers. Some beloveds may also read the Holy Qur’an.

The retreat will end at 4:30 am on Tuesday morning, and we will share a breakfast and fajr prayers before beginning the day’s fast.

Our guide Sidi Shaykh Mohamed Al-Jamal requests a donation for the poor when you begin the retreat.

Lailat Al-Qadr was the night in which the Holy Qur’an was first revealed to the Prophet Mohamed, peace and blessings be upon him.

“Truly! We have sent it [the Quran] down on the Night of Destiny. And what will make you understand the Night of Destiny? The Night of Destiny is better than a thousand months. In it the angels and the Spirit descend, by the permission of their Lord, bearing with them all the Orders. Peace… until the coming of the dawn.” (Al-Qadr 97:1-5)

Ibn Kathir, a famous scholar who wrote one of the most famous interpretations of Quran commented on the phrase: (In it the angels and the Spirit descend):

“This means that the descending of the angels increases during this night, due to the vast amount of its blessings. And, the angels descend along with the descent of blessing and mercy, just as they descend during the time when the Quran is recited. They encompass the gatherings in which Allah is remembered and spread their wings for the true seeker of knowledge, showing respect for him.”