Al-Qadr ( ar, القدر, "Power, Fate") is the 97th chapter (

sūrah A ''surah'' (; ar, سورة, sūrah, , ), is the equivalent of "chapter" in the Qur'an. There are 114 ''surahs'' in the Quran, each divided into '' ayats'' (verses). The chapters or ''surahs'' are of unequal length; the shortest surah (''Al-Ka ...

) of the

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, with 5 āyāt or verses. It is a

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which celebrates the night when the first revelation of what would become the Qur'an was sent down. The chapter has been so designated after the word ''al-qadr'' in the first verse. It is mainly about power.

Summary

*1 The Quran or a divine illumination vouchsafed to Muhammad on the night of al Qadr *2-5 The night of al Qadr described and lauded

Laylat al-Qadr

Quran 97 describes ''

Laylat al-Qadr The Qadr Night or Laylat al-Qadr ( ar, لیلة القدر), variously rendered in English as the Night of Decree, Night of Power, Night of Value, Night of Destiny, or Night of Measures, is, in Islamic belief, the night when the Quran was firs ...

'', the "Night of the abundant portion of blessings" in

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on which Muslims believe the

was first revealed. The night is not comparable to any others in view of Muslims and according to a tradition, the blessings due to the acts of worship during this night cannot be equaled even by worshipping throughout an entire lifetime. The reward of acts of worship done in this one single night is more than the reward of around 83 years (1000 months) of worship. Laylat al-Qadr is referenced in the Quran: :VERILY we sent down the Qur'an in the night of al Qadr. :And what shall make thee understand how excellent the night of al Qadr is? :The night of al Qadr is better than a thousand months. :Therein do the angels descend, and the spirit of Gabriel also, by the permission of their LORD, with his decrees concerning every matter. :It is peace until the rising of the morn. The "Spirit" mentioned in verse 4 is commonly interpreted as referring to the angel

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(Gabriel). The "peace" referred to is called by

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"security in which Shaytan (

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) cannot do any evil or any harm", while Ibn Kathir quotes Ash-Sha'bi as saying that it refers to the angels greeting the people in the mosques throughout the night. Laylat al-Qadr occurs during an odd-numbered night within the last ten days of Ramadan, but its exact date is uncertain; due to the promises made in the chapter and in various hadith. Muslims consider it a particularly good time for prayer, supplication, and repentance to God. This event marks the descent of the first revelation of the Quran to Earth. The official Islamic teaching is that

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...

received the revelations that formed the Quran piecemeal for the next twenty-three years of his life up until the time of his death. Shia Muslims believe that

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(the first Shia

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, and the fourth

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of the

Rashidun Caliphate The Rashidun Caliphate ( ar, اَلْخِلَافَةُ ٱلرَّاشِدَةُ, al-Khilāfah ar-Rāšidah) was the first caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was ruled by the first four successive caliphs of Muhammad after his ...

to Sunnis) had special insight and intimacy with God on this night.Tafsir "al-Burhan", vol. 4, p. 487

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