Al-Qadr

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

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   إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ

   Innaa anzalnaahu fee lailatil qadr

   Verily, We have sent it (this Qur’ân) down in the night of Al-Qadr (Decree).[1]

   (V.97:1) "Therein (that night) is decreed every matter of ordainments." [The Qur’ân, (Verse 44:4)]** ** i.e., the matters of deaths, births, provisions, calamities for the whole (coming) year as decreed by Allâh.

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   وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ

   Wa maa adraaka ma lailatul qadr

   And what will make you know what the night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is?

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   لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌۭ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍۢ

   Lailatul qadri khairum min alfee shahr

   The night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is better than a thousand months (i.e. worshipping Allâh in that night is better than worshipping Him a thousand months, i.e. 83 years and 4 months).

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   تَنَزَّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍۢ

   Tanaz zalul malaa-ikatu war roohu feeha bi izni-rab bihim min kulli amr

   Therein descend the angels and the Rûh [Jibrîl (Gabrîl)] by Allâh’s Permission with all Decrees,

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   سَلَٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ

   Salaamun hiya hattaa mat la'il fajr

   (All that night), there is Peace (and Goodness from Allâh to His believing slaves) until the appearance of dawn.[2]

   (V.97:5) Narrated ‘Âishah رضي الله عنها: Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "Search for the Night of Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten nights of Ramadan." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 3, Hadith No.234).