Al-Qadr

سُورَةُ القَدۡرِ

The Power, Fate

**In The Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful** As it is understood from the name of the Surah, it refers to the revelation of the Holy Qur'an on the Night of Honour and then, it describes the importance of the night and the Blessings thereon. The chronological order of this Surah has no significance. Among the commentators it is known as a Meccan Surah, although some hold that it was revealed in Medina; as a narration denotes that the Holy Prophet (S) dreamed that the Ommayides were climbing his pulpit. This was disturbing to the Prophet, to have such a dream, and he disliked it. Then, Surah Qadr was revealed to comfort him. (Therefore, some believe that the verse: **“The Night of Honour is better than a thousand months"** refers to the length of time that the Ommayides governed, which was about one thousand months), and we know that Mosques and pulpits were established and formed in Medina, not Mecca.[1] But, as it was said above, the Surah is known as Meccan and this narration may be a kind of application, not an occasion of revelation.

1. بِّسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ

   Innaa anzalnaahu fee lailatil qadr

   TRULY WE REVEALED it on the Night of Determination.

2. وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ

   Wa maa adraaka ma lailatul qadr

   How will you know what the Night of Determination is?

3. لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌۭ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍۢ

   Lailatul qadri khairum min alfee shahr

   Better is the Night of Determination than a thousand months.

4. تَنَزَّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍۢ

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

   On (this night) the angels and grace descend by the dispensation of their Lord, for settling all affairs.

5. سَلَٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ

   Salaamun hiya hattaa mat la'il fajr

   It is peace till the dawning of the day.