Laylat al-Qadr: Standing at the Surge of Serenity

As the last ten days of Ramadan greet us, Muslims the world over shift into a higher gear of spiritual ambition and striving. What is the reason behind this intensification? In one of the odd nights of these last ten days (21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th or 29th) lies laylat al-qadr - the illustrious Night of Power, Influence and Decree - which, as the…