The occasion was the 27th night of Ramadan to observe Laylat Al Qadron
Laylat Al Qadr, a significant night in the Islamic faith, saw no less than 60,310 Muslims in Abu Dhabi gathered at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque on the 27th night of Ramadan.
It is the greatest number of Muslims to gather at the mosque since its grand opening.
Laylat Al Qadr, which means the Night of Destiny in English, is believed to be the night on which the first verse of the Holy Qur’an was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
That said, the exact date of Laylat Al Qadr is unknown, but it is believed to fall on one of the odd-numbered nights of the last ten nights of Ramadan.
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Down the road in Al ain, the Sheikh Khalifa Grand Mosque saw about 23,552 gather for Laylat Al Qadr, of whom 2,402 prayed Al Isha and Tarawih, and 21,150 people performed the Tahajjud prayer, according to a report on The UAE’s National News Agency (WAM).
The total number of worshipers at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in the Emirate of Fujairah reached 5,239 worshipers, of whom 1,382 performed Al Isha and Tarawih, and 3,857 were in Tahajjud prayers.
In addition to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque’s interior and external parking spaces in the eastern section next to the Wahat Al Karama, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center has allotted 6,579 parking places for worshippers, including 1,500 for women and 60 parking spots for people of determination.
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