your strength.’ During the conversation, Sham’oon رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه revealed his secret to his wife that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has blessed him with the status of Wilayat and nothing could harm him in the world except his own hair.’

The cunning wife understood what he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه meant. Worldly riches had blinded her. One day she found the opportunity to tie him with his own eight tresses whose length was up to the ground (He was the saint of previous Ummah. The Sunnah of the blessed hair of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is till the shoulders). When he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه awoke he tried hard to free himself but could not succeed.

The disloyal woman that was intoxicated by worldly riches handed over her pious and righteous husband to the enemies. The malicious unbelievers tied Sham’oon رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه to a pillar and brutally mutilated his nose and ears and cut out his eyes. The wrath of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ was intensified by the helplessness of His Wali. The cruel unbelievers were sunk into the ground and a lightning of wrath struck the unfaithful, selfish, unfortunate wife, burning her to ashes. (Extracted from: Mukashafa-tul-Quloob, pp. 306)

When the honourable companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم heard about the worships, fights and struggles of Sayyiduna Sham’oon رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه, they were impressed by him and said to the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم: ‘Ya Rasoolallah            صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! We have been given very short lives some part of which is spent in sleeping, working, preparing food and in other worldly affairs. We cannot worship like Sham’oon رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه. Bani Israel will surpass us in worship.’

Having listened to it, Beloved and Blessed Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم became sad. Instantly, Sayyiduna Jibra`eel عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام arrived and presented Surah              Al-Qadr from Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. The Holy Rasool صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰى عَـلَيْهِ وَاٰلِـهٖ وَسَـلَّم was comforted and reassured that ‘every year We have granted your Ummah a sacred night; if they worship Me in this night they shall surpass the thousand months’ worship of Sham’oon رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه. (Derived from: Tafseer-e-‘Azeezi, vol. 4, pp. 434)

اَللّٰهُ اَكۡبَر! Dear Islamic brothers! How merciful and kind Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is to the Ummah of His Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. He عَزَّوَجَلَّ has bestowed upon us this magnificent night for the sake of His Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. If