The last ten nights of Ramadan

In the usage of the jurists, the last ten nights of Ramadan begin on the night of the twenty-first and end when the month ends, whether it has thirty days or twenty-nine ¹.

The jurists agree that effort in worship is recommended: night prayer, more charity, more recitation of the Qur'an and good works, following the Prophet's practice ^{1 2}.

Retreat (i'tikaf) is especially recommended in these nights; one who intends it should enter the mosque before sunset on the twenty-first night ².

The majority hold that the Night of Power remains and has not been lifted; that it falls in Ramadan's last ten nights; and that the odd nights of these ten are the most likely ².

The rules of the Night of Power are treated under its own heading, and those of retreat under «i'tikaf» ².