Gulf News: Value of Prayers Increases in Final Week of Ramadhan

This article in the GulfNews paper highlights the importance of the last 10 days of Ramadhan for all Muslims. I suggest you read the whole (short) article but here are a few interesting quotes:

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"...The last 10 days of Ramadan have been chosen by Allah to be the peak of self-control, worship and abstinence...Muslims should spend the last 10 days at the mosque if they can possibly do so. This should not come at the cost of slacking on household, marital or work duties. They should spend time reading the Quran, praying with fellow Muslims and refraining from saying any bad or hurtful words to anyone."


"The purpose is to emerge from Ramadan with a cleansed spirit."


"Ramadan is the month that people will be closer to Allah and the rewards are doubled."


"Laylat Al Qadr is a celebration of when Allah bestowed the Quran to the people during that period in Ramadan. This makes devotion in Ramadan equivalent to a thousand months of worship."

Entire article below:



Self-control vital as Ramadan nears end

By Fatma Salem, Staff Reporter
Published: September 11, 2009, 23:14

Dubai: Just as the last few minutes are the most critical for participants in marathon races, the last 10 days of Ramadan have been chosen by Allah to be the peak of self-control, worship and abstinence. Even Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) made the mosque his home during these last ten days.

Most Muslims try to do the same and follow his path to attain the peak of spirituality and inculcate the true meaning of Ramadan.

Muslims should spend the last 10 days at the mosque if they can possibly do so. This should not come at the cost of slacking on household, marital or work duties. They should spend time reading the Quran, praying with fellow Muslims and refraining from saying any bad or hurtful words to anyone.

The purpose is to emerge from Ramadan with a cleansed spirit. For people who cannot do that, they should control their actions and enhance their worship.

Laylat Al Qadr (The Night of Power) is a night that is said to be better than a thousand months.

Laylat Al Qadr is a celebration of when Allah bestowed the Quran to the people during that period in Ramadan. This makes devotion in Ramadan equivalent to a thousand months of worship.

Allah does not want to limit it to just one night because he does not want people to neglect worship but revive prayer during the remaining ten days. Muslims usually expect Laylat Al Qadr on the 27th day of Ramadan but they still pay attention to the odd numbered days like the 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th and 29th because it is most likely to be on one of them.

Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said that Umrah performed during Ramadan is worth the equivalent of 70 Umrahs during other months, because Ramadan is the month that people will be closer to Allah and the rewards are doubled.

It is the month for all acts of worship, including charitable giving.

"Whoever works righteousness, man or woman, and has Faith, verily, to him will we give a new Life, a life that is good and pure and we will bestow on such their reward according to the best of their actions." Sourat Al Nahal 97.

Serenity in their hearts and comfort in their life is what Allah gives those who pray. Those people do not know depression, anxiety and are satisfied with their lives; and on their judgment day, their gift is heaven.