Tradition - Night of power and practices

Question 1

What similarities do the Hadith and Sira share over the Night of Power?

Answer 1

Happened in month of Ramadan
Angel Gabriel came
Muhammad is asked to read and replies that he cannot
Squeezed until he thinks he is dying - 3 times

Question 2

What differences are there between the accounts of the Night of Power?

Answer 2

No cloth of brocade in Hadith. No “who taught by means of the pen. Taught man what he did not know” in Hadith. No one sent to look for Muhammad after in Hadith. In Hadith he is more fearful.

Question 3

What practices are uniquely Shi’a?

Answer 3

Make pilgrimage to Medina to remember Fatima
Spend 3 days at the end of Ramadam mourning Ali
Pray to Hussayn - regarded as a martyr
Add Ali to the Shahadah - “I bear witness that Ali was the friend of God”
Pilgrimage to Ali’s tomb

Question 4

Why don’t Sunni’s pray to Hussayn?

Answer 4

Consider it to be sin of shirk