Muslims have been charged to redouble their efforts in worshipping the Almighty Allah especially in the last ten days of Ramadan to seek for Devine blessings and forgiveness.
An Islamic Scholar based in Zamfara State Dr. Muhammad Tukur Sani Jangebe gave the charge during a Ramadan Tafsir at the Abdulsalami Abubakar 100 Housing Estate bypass, Gusau.
Dr Tukur Jangebe said that, Ramadan was a month of spiritual cleansing and purification for Muslims to increase their worship, good deeds and acts of charity.
He said the last ten days and nights hold more significance as Allah shows great mercy to His creation, providing a chance to benefit from the immense blessings of Ramadan and seek salvation before the month comes to an end.
Dr. Jangebe further explained that “Laylatul Qadr,” the Night of Decree, is one of the most sacred nights in the Islamic calendar, occurring in the last ten days of Ramadan, the night on which the Qur’an was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
It is believed to be the night in which Allah shows great mercy to His creation and also in which one’s fate is decreed, while urging Muslims to intensify prayers for forgiveness, reciting the holy Qur’an, sending salawat (blessings upon the Prophet) and give out Sadakat.
Dr. Jangebe, who served as the former Commissioner for Religious Affairs in Zamfara State and as the former Chief Imam of the Muslims Foundation Jumuaat Mosque in GRA Gusau, said that the rewards of giving sadaqa during Ramadan are multiplied by 70, and the reward for any righteous act during Laylatul Qadr is equivalent to having performed the same act for over 83 years.
According to him, the exact date of Laylatul Qadr is unknown, although it is thought to occur on an odd night in the last ten days of Ramadan 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27 or 29th night as the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, Seek it in the last ten days, on the odd nights.
He also called on Muslims to use the Ramadan period to intensify prayers for peace and stability to prevail in Zamfara, northern Nigeria and the country in general
COV/SANI DUTSINMA
