night of power

Istanbul’s mosques were packed as worshippers gathered for the Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr in Arabic), considered holier than a thousand months in Islam. Large crowds filled Sultanahmet and Yeni Mosques, with…

Thousands of Muslims flocked to Masjid al-Aqsa in occupied Jerusalem, which is the first qibla of Muslims, for the Night of Power. The Islamic Foundations Department stated that approximately 280 thousand people were in Masjid al-Aqsa…