An esteemed night

Dear Islamic brothers, tonight is the 12^th night of the month of Rabīʿ al-Awwal, 1444 Hijri. Countless thanks to Allah Almighty, Who has blessed us once again with a sacred night of grand virtues and blessings. It is this very night in which the master of Madinah, the paragon of mercy, the embodiment of light, the Mercy for all worlds, the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم came into the world.

Shaykh ‘Abd al-Haq Muhaddith Dehlawi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه said,

Undoubtedly, the night in which the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was born is superior to even Laylat al-Qadr. The 12^th night of Rabi al-awwal has this unique rank, because it has the distinct quality of being the night in which the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم came into the world, whereas Laylat al-Qadr is a night which was bestowed upon him.

Laylat al-Qadr is special, because it is the night in which angels descend on earth. The 12^th night of Rabīʿ al-Awwal, however, is the night in which the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was born, and due to this direct attachment and connection this night has to the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم , it is even greater than Laylat al-Qadr. ^[1]

Disbelief, polytheism, terror, injustice and oppression were once rampant in the world. Darkness had spread far and wide. In Makkah, on the 12^th of Rabīʿ al-Awwal, a light then began to shine in the home of Lady Aminah رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا . Not only did this light illuminate the city of Makkah, but it went on to brighten the entire world, ridding it of the darkness it was once engulfed in. The blessed individual for whom mankind awaited a long time, the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم , was born, and he came as a mercy for the entire universe.