Chapter 97 · 5 verses
Al-Qadr
The Power, Fate
القدر
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
97:1
إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ١
English
Indeed, ˹it is˺ We ˹Who˺ sent this ˹Quran˺ down on the Night of Glory.
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97:2
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ٢
English
And what will make you realize what the Night of Glory is?
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97:3
لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ٣
English
The Night of Glory is better than a thousand months.
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97:4
تَنَزَّلُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍ٤
English
That night the angels and the ˹holy˺ spirit descend, by the permission of their Lord, for every ˹decreed˺ matter.
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97:5
سَلَـٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ٥
English
It is all peace until the break of dawn.
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About Surah Al-Qadr (The Power, Fate)
Named "the Night of Decree" (al-Qadr), describing Laylat al-Qadr, better than a thousand months, on which the Qurʾān began to be revealed.
Virtue: Describes Laylat al-Qadr, a night better than a thousand months.
- Chapter
- 97 of 114
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Period
- Meccan
- Verses
- 5
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah Al-Qadr about?
Named "the Night of Decree" (al-Qadr), describing Laylat al-Qadr, better than a thousand months, on which the Qurʾān began to be revealed.
How many verses are in Surah Al-Qadr?
Surah Al-Qadr (The Power, Fate) has 5 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah Al-Qadr Meccan or Madinan?
Surah Al-Qadr is a Meccan (Makkī) sūrah, revealed in Mecca.