How to Read the Quran with Understanding
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Surah 97
Al-Qadr
The Power • Mecca • 5 ayahs
القَدۡرِ
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Ayah 97:1
إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ١
English translation
Indeed, We sent it [i.e., the Qur’ān] down during the Night of Decree.
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Ayah 97:2
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ٢
English translation
And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree?
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Ayah 97:3
لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ٣
English translation
The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.
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Ayah 97:4
تَنَزَّلُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍ٤
English translation
The angels and the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter.1
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Ayah 97:5
سَلَـٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ٥
English translation
Peace it is1 until the emergence of dawn.
About سورۃ القدر — Surah Al-Qadr
Surah Al-Qadr (The Power, Fate) is chapter 97 of the Quran and contains 5 ayahs. The reader provides Arabic text with Urdu and English translations. Choose an ayah below to open its reference page.
Quran text and translations are supplied through Quran.com. English uses Sahih International; Urdu uses Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari. Tafseer detail pages identify the source returned by the provider.
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