As Muslims all over the world enter the ultimate days of Ramadan, Kenan Çaplık, Vice President of the Prophet’s Lovers Basis, delivered an evocative and deeply religious message marking the blessed evening of Laylat al-Qadr—the Night time of Energy.
In his deal with, Çaplık underscored the immense religious worth of this evening, urging the worldwide Muslim ummah to grab the chance for each private transformation and renewed solidarity with the oppressed, significantly these in Gaza and different crisis-stricken areas.
“Laylat al-Qadr isn’t solely a time to cleanse our hearts and search forgiveness,” Çaplık mentioned, “however it’s also a divine name to motion—an evening through which we should awaken to our duties as members of a united ummah. That is the evening when the Qur’an descended, a lightweight to information humanity from darkness to readability, from despair to hope.”
Referring to the Qur’anic verse which describes Laylat al-Qadr as “higher than a thousand months,” Çaplık emphasised the evening’s extraordinary potential. “It is a second when the heavens open, when the mercy of Allah descends upon the earth in torrents, and the angels themselves descend to witness the honest acts of worship. It’s a probability not solely to erase previous sins however to start a brand new chapter in our lives with religion, objective, and path.”
He continued by highlighting that the blessings of Laylat al-Qadr are usually not restricted to particular person worship however lengthen to collective ethical tasks. “We can not separate our religious elevation from the struggling of our brothers and sisters in locations like Gaza, Yemen, Syria, East Turkestan, and past,” Çaplık mentioned. “Our worship ought to be infused with consciousness—our prayers, whereas looking for mercy, should additionally search justice for the oppressed.”
Quoting the foundational values of Islam, Çaplık pressured that ibadah (worship) isn’t merely ritualistic, however transformational. He referred to as on believers to have interaction with the Qur’an as a residing information, not simply as scripture to be recited. “Laylat al-Qadr is the evening that gave humanity the Qur’an. Due to this fact, allow us to not solely recite its verses tonight however attempt to dwell by them every single day. Let our actions change into a mirrored image of its message—compassion, justice, and unwavering devotion to Allah.”
Çaplık urged Muslims to purify themselves by means of prayer, dhikr (remembrance), and du’a (supplication), utilizing the event to recommit to a lifetime of advantage. “This evening ought to be the start line of a journey towards long-lasting religious change. Allow us to rid ourselves of conceitedness, envy, and heedlessness. Allow us to change into vessels of sunshine in a darkened world, serving the reason for fact and compassion.”
Turning to international injustices, he issued a passionate plea for Muslims to recollect the victims of battle, poverty, and occupation. “Tonight, we should elevate our fingers and cry out to our Lord for our brothers and sisters struggling in Gaza—besieged, bombed, but unbroken. Let our voices echo the silent cries of the orphan, the widow, and the imprisoned. Let our ‘Amen’ resound with sincerity and unity.”
He went on to say: “Laylat al-Qadr is a chance not simply to alter ourselves, however to uplift our ummah. Allow us to strengthen the bonds of brotherhood, renew our dedication to infak (charitable giving), and tackle the accountability of being advocates for justice. This evening, let the ummah really feel like one physique once more—alive, aware, and resolute.”
Because the vice chairman of a corporation devoted to reviving the love of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, Çaplık reminded Muslims of the Prophet’s deep concern for the weak and weak. “To observe the Sunnah is to be close to the orphan, to defend the oppressed, and to be a supply of mercy for all creation,” he mentioned.
Concluding his message, Çaplık prayed for the unity of the ummah and the awakening of a brand new Islamic consciousness rooted within the teachings of the Qur’an and the Prophetic mannequin. “Might Allah permit us to depart this evening not as we entered it, however as higher, extra conscious, and extra devoted servants. Might He grant us an ummah that may deliver resurrection from destruction, mild from darkness, and hope the place despair has lengthy reigned.”
He ended with a heartfelt invocation: “Might we not be disadvantaged of the mercy of this evening. Might the gates of the heavens stay open to our prayers. And should this Laylat al-Qadr be a turning level—for our souls, for our households, and for our ummah.”
The Vice President’s message displays the Basis’s deep dedication to nurturing religious development and social accountability, positioning Laylat al-Qadr as each a private milestone and a communal name to motion. As Ramadan attracts to a detailed, Çaplık’s phrases function a stirring reminder of the evening’s potential to resume religion, strengthen solidarity, and uplift humanity by means of devotion and empathy. (ILKHA)
