Shab-e-baraat

A very special night for Muslims.

     Tonight is Shab-e-baraat. It’s a very special night for all the Muslims around the world. Its the night when Allah(s.w.t) decides whose life is going to end in the following year. Who gets to live and who doesn't. We have very special prayers for this night. We seek forgiveness from The Forgiver (العفو). We ask for mercy from The Merciful (الرحيم). We are thankful to Him for the previous year and seek guidance for the coming year. We ask each other for forgiveness, if we did something that hurt them. Because Allah(s.w.t) says that if we hurt someone, we have to seek forgiveness from them before we go to Allah(s.w.t). But why do we do this? What's the purpose of all this? Because we know that if we die, we will never be able to seek forgiveness from Allah or His creation. All this will come to an end, the day we die. So why are we that indulged in our busy lives that we do not remember what are we here for. If we die not knowing the real purpose of our life, what exactly have we been doing? If we do not listen to what our creator tells us, if we do not seek for His forgiveness, what will be our end? What fate will we meet? That is the question we need to ask ourselves.

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Shabeeh Haider]

Very nicely described. And the question is very valid:

"what exactly have we been doing? If we do not listen to what our creator tells us, if we do not seek for His forgiveness, what will be our end?"

[hania azhar]

Thank you, shabeeh for the nice words. :)

[Wolf_Lord]

Thank you so much for sharing this. I have always been multi cultural and love learning others views. Your meaning comes through very clear and concise. Ty again. Wolf_Lord ,'', ^@@^ ,'',

[hania azhar]

I, too, love learning about other cultures that is why I shared this. Thank you for the kind words.. :)