Placement and perurutan surah in the Qur'an is done directly on the orders of Allah SWT, and the harmony-perurutannya found a wonderful harmony.
If the surah Iqra ', the Prophet. ordered (as did the Muslims) to read and who read it include the Qur'an, then it is natural if the chapters thereafter - ie surah Al-Qadr is - talking about the decline of the Qur'an and the glory of the night was selected as the night Nuzul Al -Qur 'an (Koran fall).
Month of Ramadan has many privileges. One of them is Laylat al-Qadr - the night that the Qur'an is named "better than a thousand months".
But, what and how the night? Did he just happened once either during the night when the Quran drop fifteen centuries ago, or occurs every month of Ramadan throughout history? How to arrival, if every person would be waiting for him to get it? Was there physical signs that accompany the presence of material (such as freezing of water, the quietness of the night and menunduknya trees, etc.)? There are many more questions that can and often appear related to the night of Al-Qadr is.
To be sure, and it must be believed by every Muslim on the basis of statements of the Qur'an, that "There is a night called Laylat al-Qadr" (Surah 97:1) and that night was "blessed night in which everything is described or defined large affairs with wisdom "(Sura 44:3).
Night occurred during Ramadan, because the Bible tells that he was sent down by God during Ramadan (Sura 2:185) as well as on the night of Al-Qadr (Surah 97:1). The night was glorious night, was not easy to know how much glory. This is suggested by the existence of "questions" in the form of veneration, namely adraka Wa ma ma laylat Al-Qadr.
Thirteen times adraka ma sentence repeated in the Qur'an. Ten of these questions about the greatness associated with the day later, as adraka Ma ma-Yawm Al Fashl, ... Al-Haaqqa .. 'illiyyun, and so on. All this is not easily accessible by the human mind, if you are reluctant to say impossible reach. Of the three dozen times adraka problem that there are three times that says: adraka Ma ma al-tariq, adraka Ma ma al-Aqabah, and adraka Ma ma laylat al-Qadr.
If viewed using the Qur'an about the things that the object of the question, it is all things great and hard to reach essentially completely by the human mind. This obviously includes Laylat al-Qadr which is our subject, this time.
However, while scholars distinguish between the questions and adraka ma ma yudrika also used by Al-Quran in three verses.
Yudrika He wa ma 'alla al-sa'ata takunu qariba (Al-Ahzab: 63)
Yudrika la'alla ma wa al-sa'ata qarib ... (Al-Shura: 17)
Wa ma la yudrika God is yazzakka (Abasa: 3).
Two things are questionable with wa ma yudrika is the first time about the arrival of doomsday and the second what to do with the sanctity of human life.
Clearly, the Koran - as well as Al-Sunna - said that the Prophet. do not know when doomsday comes, and not also know about the supernatural. This means that the ma yudrika used by Al-Quran for the things that can not be known even by the Prophet. alone. While adraka wa ma, although the form of questions, but in the end deliver Allah to the Prophet., So that further information can be obtained from him.
It all means that the problems Laylat al-Qadr should be referred to the Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet., Because that is where the information can be obtained.
Return to the original question, how about that night? What is the meaning of Al-Qadr night and why the night was so called? Here is found a variety of answers.
Qadr own words are used for at least three meanings:
1. Determination and regulation so that Laylat al-Qadr is understood as the establishment of God for the night journey of human life. This opinion is strengthened by adherents to the word of God in surah 44:3 mentioned above. There are scholars who understand that the boundary determination year. Al-Quran which descended on the night of Laylat al-Qadr means that on that night Allah regulate and establish strategies for khiththah and His Prophet, Muhammad., To invite people to the true religion, which in turn will set the course of the history of mankind, either as individuals or groups.
2. Glory. The night was glorious night unequaled. He is noble because it was selected as the night the Quran fall and since he became the starting point of all the glory that can be achieved. The word which means noble Qadr is found in verse 91 surah Al-An'am who spoke about the idolaters: Ma qadaru Allaha qadrihi Haqqa anzala ma idz qalu Allahu 'ala basyarin min syay'i (They did not glorify God as the glory which should , when they say that God is not down anything to humans).
3. Narrow. Tonight is the night the narrow, because of the many angels who descended to earth, as stated in surah Al-Qadr: The night fell the angels and the Ruh (Gabriel) with permission of their Lord to manage all affairs. The word that means narrowly Qadr is used by the Qur'an for example in verse 26 surah Al-Ra'd: Allah al-rizqa yabsuthu yasya liman 'wa yaqdiru (Allah enlarges the provision for the desired and narrow it down [to whom He] ).
The third meaning is, in essence, may be true, because it is not night glorious night, which can be achieved when he set the future of mankind, and that at night the angels came to earth with peace and quiet? However, before continuing the discussion about the nature and the wisdom of Laylat al-Qadr, will first be answered questions about his presence, whether every year or only once, ie when the decline in the Qur'an fifteen centuries ago.
From the Qur'an we find the explanation that the revelations of Allah was revealed on Laylat al-Qadr, but because people agree to believe that the Qur'an is complete and no further revelation after the death of the Prophet Muhammad., Then based on that logic, there who argued that glorious night it was not going to be there anymore. Obtained by the glory of the night was because he was elected to decline when the Qur'an. Expert hadith, Ibn Hajar, to name one understands the history of the adherents of the above which states that the Prophet. to have said that the night-Qadr was not going to come again.
Opinion was rejected by the majority of scholars to hold on to the text Koranic texts and the many traditions that indicate that Laylat Al-Qadr occurs in every month Ramadha.n. In fact, the Apostle of Allah. encourage his followers to prepare for the noble soul that night welcomed in particular the ghazal nights after over twenty days of Ramadan.
Indeed, the decline in the Qur'an fifteen centuries ago happened on the night of Laylat al-Qadr, but that does not mean that glorious night it was present at all. This also means that the glory is not only due to the Quran when it fell, but because of internal factors on the night itself. Opinion was reinforced also by the use of verb forms mudhari '(present tense) in paragraph, Tanazzal al-mala'ikat wa al-ruh, is a form of Tanazzal word which means continuity, or the occurrence of something in the present and future.
Now, if when he comes, he will meet with each person awake (not sleeping) in her presence that night? Not a few Muslims who expect so. However, allegations that - opinion of the writer - a mistake, because it could mean that the privilege is to obtain a good wake up to greet him or not. On the other hand, this means that his presence was marked by the things that are physical material, whereas such narrations can not be accounted for validity. And if, once again if there are physical signs of material, then it would not be met by people who do not prepare themselves and purify the soul to greet him. Water and oil can not be together and meet. Goodness and glory brought by the Laylat al-Qadr could not be achieved except by certain people only. Great guests who visit one place, will not come to see every person in that location, even though every person in the place that desire it. Is not there someone who had missed the arrival of a lover, but the lover was not prepared to stop him? Likewise, the Laylat al-Qadr. That is why the month of Ramadan a month of his presence, because this month is the month of purification of the soul, and that is why he believed that the Apostle arrived in the last ten nights of Ramadan. Because, when it is expected that the human soul fasted for twenty days earlier had reached a level of consciousness and purity that allows precious night pleased to see him drop. And that is why the Messenger of Allah. encourage and practice I'tikaf (pause and reflect on the mosque) in the last ten days in the month of Ramadan.
When the soul is ready, consciousness has started to blossom, and Laylat al-Qadr came to meet someone, when it was night when his presence became Qadr - in the sense that, when determining the course of the history of his life in the future. At that time, for the moment in question is the starting point to achieve the glory and the glory of life on earth and in the hereafter, and since then, the angel will come down to accompany and guide him toward goodness until the dawn of new life and then later in the day. (Note again the meanings of Al-Qadr is described above!).
Shaykh Muhammad 'Abduh had explained the view of Imam Al-Ghazali on the presence of angels in human beings. Abduh gave the following illustration:
"Everyone can sense that in his soul there are two kinds of whispers, whispers of good and bad. People often feel the struggle between the two, as if what came to mind when it was presented to a court of law. This was received and rejected, or which is said to do and what it prevents, the case reached the court ultimately decides something.
What good is an angel whispering, whispering while evils are evil or at least the cause of these whispers are angels or demons. Now, falling angels, on the night of Laylat al-Qadr, meet people who prepare themselves to greet means that he will always be accompanied by the angel that his soul was always driven to do good-good. His soul will always feel the greeting (a sense of security and peace) is not limited to the dawn night Laylat al-Qadr, but until the end of life to the dawn of a new life in the day and then later on. "
Above have been expressed that the Prophet., Encourage her to practice i 'tikaf in mosques in the framework of reflection and purification of the soul. Mosque is a holy place, where all the virtues of activity begins. In the mosque, one expected the contemplation of self and society. Also, in the mosque, one can escape the hurly-burly of a suffocating soul and mind in order to gain additional knowledge and the enrichment of faith. That is why when doing I'tikaf, someone recommended to multiply prayer and reading the Koran, or even other readings that can enrich the faith and piety.
The night of Al-Qadr, which met or who met the Prophet was the first time when he was alone in the Cave of Hira, he thought about the self and society. When he had reached the soul of holiness, come down al-Ruh (Gabriel) brought the teaching and guiding him that there was a total change in his life journey journey even human life.
In order to welcome the presence of Laylat al-Qadr is that he taught to his people, among others, is doing I'tikaf. Although I'tikaf can be done anytime and in a long time only - even in the view of Imam Shafi'i, although only just over matched by the pure intentions - however, the Prophet. always do it in ten days and nights last month of fasting. It was there that he bertadarus and thoughtful as he prayed.
One of the most common prayer he read and biological meaning is: Rabbana atina fi al-dunya hasanah, wa fi al-Qina akhirah hasanah wa 'adzab al-nar (Our Lord, Grant us good in the world and good in the Hereafter and save us from the torment of Hell). Prayer is not just mean a request to obtain virtue and wisdom of the world hereafter, but even more steps aimed at stabilizing the attempt to achieve virtue in question, because the prayer of the petition means that with the business. It also means that application attempts to make virtue and happiness is obtained in this life, not only limited impact in the world, but continued until days later.
If such was achieved by humans, it is clear he had obtained the glory of the world and the hereafter. Therefore, do not be surprised if we hear the answer to the Messenger of Allah. which refers to prayer, when his wife 'A'isha asked what prayer should be read if he felt the presence of Laylat-al-Qadr?
MEMBUMIKAN AL-QURAN
Fungsi dan Peran Wahyu dalam Kehidupan Masyarakat
http://media.isnet.org/islam/Quraish/Membumi/Qadr.html
Dr. M. Quraish Shihab
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