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The reward for any good deed or act of worship conducted on that night is counted as more than 1,000 months of doing it
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More than 60,000 worshippers attend Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi to mark Laylat Al Qadr. All photos: Wam
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This is the largest number of worshippers hosted by the grand mosque since its opening, said news agency Wam
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Laylat Al Qadr — or the Night of Power — has a special significance in Islam. It is one of the odd-numbered nights during the last 10 days of Ramadan in which the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the Prophet Mohammed
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Many Muslims are keen to spend the last 10 nights of the holy month in worship, prayer and acts of kindness
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The reward for any good deed or act of worship conducted on that night is counted as more than 1,000 months of doing it
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More than 60,000 worshippers attend Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi to mark Laylat Al Qadr. All photos: Wam
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This is the largest number of worshippers hosted by the grand mosque since its opening, said news agency Wam
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Laylat Al Qadr — or the Night of Power — has a special significance in Islam. It is one of the odd-numbered nights during the last 10 days of Ramadan in which the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the Prophet Mohammed
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Many Muslims are keen to spend the last 10 nights of the holy month in worship, prayer and acts of kindness
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The reward for any good deed or act of worship conducted on that night is counted as more than 1,000 months of doing it
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque draws more than 850,000 visitors during Ramadan and Eid Al Fitr
Holy site served 1.5 million iftar meals and handed out copies of the Quran
Jessica Morgan
03 May, 2023
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