إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ
Indeed, We sent it [i.e., the Qur’ān] down during the Night of Decree.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ
Indeed, We sent it [i.e., the Qur’ān] down during the Night of Decree.
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ
And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree?
لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ
The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.
تَنَزَّلُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍ
The angels and the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter.
سَلَـٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ
Peace it is until the emergence of dawn.
Al-Qadr announces the revelation of the Quran on Laylatul Qadr, the Night of Decree — a night better than a thousand months, in which the angels and the Spirit descend by their Lord's permission with every matter, and which is peace until the emergence of dawn. Muslims seek this night in the last ten nights of Ramadan, especially the odd ones.
Al-Qadr (القدر) means "The Decree" in English. It is chapter 97 of the Holy Quran.
Surah Al-Qadr has 5 verses (ayat). It appears on pages 598 to 598 of the mushaf.
Surah Al-Qadr is a Makki surah, revealed in Makkah before the Prophet's ﷺ migration to Madinah.
Al-Qadr announces the revelation of the Quran on Laylatul Qadr, the Night of Decree — a night better than a thousand months, in which the angels and the Spirit descend by their Lord's permission with every matter, and which is peace until the emergence of dawn. Muslims seek this night in the last ten nights of Ramadan, especially the odd ones.
The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Whoever stands in prayer on Laylatul Qadr out of faith and seeking reward, his previous sins will be forgiven' (Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim).