In a speech to mark the last ten days of Ramaḍān, and Laylatul-Qadr in particular, the Egyptian President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī gave a speech in which he offered his congratulations to attendees of the religious celebrations and emphasized the importance of the occasion. He identified Laylatul-Qadr, the night in which verses from the Holy Qurʾān were revealed to the Prophet Muḥammad, as a moment bringing radical change in the world. Elsewhere he emphasized the need for the promotion of the true message and values of Islam.