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Surah 97 · Meccan · 5 verses

القدر

Al-Qadr

The Night of Decree

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

97:1

بِّسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ

Indeed, We sent the Qur'an down during the Night of Decree.

97:2

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ

And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree?

97:3

لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌۭ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍۢ

The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.

97:4

تَنَزَّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍۢ

The angels and the Spirit descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter.

97:5

سَلَٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ

Peace it is until the emergence of dawn.

Sources. Arabic text: Quran Uthmani. English translation: Sahih International, served via the public AlQuran.cloud API. Audio: Sheikh Mishary Rashid Alafasy via mp3quran.net. Tafseer summaries are AI-assisted and reviewed against classical sources — see our editorial policy.