اِنَّاۤ   اَنۡزَ لۡنٰہُ   فِیۡ    لَیۡلَۃٍ    مُّبٰرَکَۃٍ    اِنَّا

کُنَّا  مُنۡذِرِیۡنَ     ﴿۳﴾      فِیۡہَا  یُفۡرَقُ  کُلُّ  اَمۡـرٍ  حَکِیۡمٍ    ۙ﴿۴﴾

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: Undoubtedly, We sent it down in a blessed night; verily We are to warn. Therein every affair of wisdom is divided.

Commenting on this blessed verse, a renowned commentator of the Glorious Quran, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الْـحَـنَّان has stated: This night refers to either Layla-tul-Qadr (which is) the 27^th night of (sacred Ramadan) or Shab-e-Mi’raaj or Shab-e-Bara`at (that is) the 15^th of Sha’ban. On this night, the entire Holy Quran was descended from Lawh-e-Mahfuz to the sky of the world and then from there it was revealed to the Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم little by little during a period of 23 years.

This verse also clarifies that the night in which the Holy Quran was revealed is sacred, so likewise, the night in which the Sahib-e-Quran صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم (the one to whom the Quran was revealed) came into this world is also sacred. On this night, the year’s sustenance, death, life, honour, disgrace, and all other affairs are transferred from the Lawh-e-Mahfuz to the scriptures of the angels and each scripture is given to the angel appointed for that task. For example, the angel of death is given the list of all those who are going to die in this year. (Noor-ul-‘Irfan, pp. 790)

Dear Islamic brothers! It has become obvious that Shab-e-Bara`at is a very important night, therefore, it should not be spent carelessly in any case, because Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ forgives countless of people on this night. As the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: Jibra`eel عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام came to me and said, ‘This is the 15^th night of Sha’ban. On this night, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ frees people from hell equal to the number of the hair growing on the goats of Bani Kalb.’

(Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 3, pp. 384, Hadees 3837)