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Virtues Of Ramadan: #2


#2: The Qur’an Was First Descended to the First Heaven in Ramadan

Among the virtues of Ramadan is the descent of the Qur’an in this month. This had happened in the night of the decree; Laylatul Qadr, when the whole Qur’an was sent down from al-Lawḥ al-Maḥūẓ (the Preserved Tablet) to the first heaven (Bayt al-‘izzah). It was then sent down in stages over the period of 23 years upon the Prophet ṣallā Allāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam. In Sūrah al-Baqarah, 2:185, Allah says what can be translated into English as:

“The month of Ramadan in which the Qur’an was revealed was sent down, as a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance and the criterion (between right and wrong)…”

Also in Sūrah al-Qadr, 97:1, He says:

“Verily, We have sent it (this Qur’an) down in the Night of Al-Qadr (Decree).”

The beginning of the period in which the Qur’an was descended upon the Prophet in 23 years also started in Ramadan. See events that occurred in Ramadan in our next article, inshā Allah.
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