Laylat Al Qadr around the world — in pictures

The night of destiny is one of the odd numbered nights during the last 10 days of Ramadan during which the first verses of the Quran were revealed to Prophet Mohammed

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  Women pray in front of the Dome of the Rock during Laylat Al Qadr in Jerusalem's Old City on June 11, 2018. Ammar Awad / Reuters

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  Muslims raise their hands as they pray during special night prayers on Laylat Al Qadr at Jamia Masjid or Grand Mosque in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, early 12 June 2018. Farooq Khan / EPA

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  Palestinians pray at the al-Omari mosque during Laylat Al Qadr in Gaza City, on June 12, 2018. Mohammed Saber / EPA

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  Muslim men pray in Kuwait City's Grand Mosque just before daybreak, during Laylat al Qadr, on June 12, 2018. Yasser Al-Zayyat / AFP

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  Muslims take part in evening prayers on Laylat Al Qadr at Al Azhar mosque in Cairo, Egypt, on June 11, 2018. Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters

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  Muslims raise their hands as they pray during special night prayers on the 27th night of the holy fasting month of Ramadan known as " Laylat al-Qadr at Jamia Masjid or Grand Mosque in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, early 12 June 2018. Farooq Khan / EPA

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  Muslims gather to pray during the Laylat Al Qadr at Amr ibn al-As Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, on June 11, 2018. Mohammed Hossam / EPA

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  Muslims gather to pray during the Laylat Al Qadr at Amr ibn al-As Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, on June 11, 2018. Mohammed Hossam / EPA

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  Lebanese Muslims read the holy Quran during the Laylat Al Qadr at the Muhammad al-Amin Mosque in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 12, 2018. Nabil Mounzer / EPA

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  Men gather at the Great Mosque of Maarrat al-Numan during Laylat Al Qadr in Idlib, Syria, on June 11, 2018. Mohammed Badra / EPA

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  Muslim men take part in the evening prayers during Laylat al Qadr at al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, Egypt, on June 11, 2018. Mohamed El Shahed / AFP

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  Worshippers sit outside of the Majidul Kabeer Grand Mosque in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on June 11, 2018. Noufal Ibrahim / EPA

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  Faithful attend prayers during Laylat Al Qadr on the esplanade of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco, on June 11, 2018. Youssef Boudlal / Reuters

Laylat Al Qadr — the night of destiny — is believed to be the night the Quran was revealed to Prophet Mohammed.

On this night, Muslims increase their acts of worship. It falls on one of the last 10 nights of Ramadan but the specific date was not disclosed in the Quran.

Read more: What is the night of destiny?

An entire chapter is devoted to the night of destiny in the final part of the Quran, within which that night is described as “better than a thousand months” where the angels and the holy spirit Gabriel engulf the Earth.

Reclusion is advised as it is deemed a period of peace where the earth’s energy is in sync with the divinity of the night.

This night is the highlight of Ramadan for millions of worshippers around the globe who flock to mosques to be in reclusion.

Images from around the globe often show the faithful in tears with their hands held towards the sky as the imams lead the prayers during the last third of the night before dawn prayers.