بِّسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ﴿١﴾ وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ﴿٢﴾ لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌۭ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍۢ﴿٣﴾ تَنَزَّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍۢ﴿٤﴾ سَلَٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ﴿٥﴾
- 97:1 (opens Quran.com)
- Innaa anzalnaahu fee lailatil qadrIndeed, We sent the Qur'an down during the Night of Decree.
- 97:2 (opens Quran.com)
- Wa maa adraaka ma lailatul qadrAnd what can make you know what is the Night of Decree?
- 97:3 (opens Quran.com)
- Lailatul qadri khairum min alfee shahrThe Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.
- 97:4 (opens Quran.com)
- Tanaz zalul malaa-ikatu war roohu feeha bi izni-rab bihim min kulli amrThe angels and the Spirit descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter.
- 97:5 (opens Quran.com)
- Salaamun hiya hattaa mat la'il fajrPeace it is until the emergence of dawn.
About this verse
Surah Al-Qadr is the 97th surah. It tells that the Quran was sent down on the Night of Decree (Laylat al-Qadr), a night better than a thousand months, when the angels and the Spirit descend, and that it is peace until the emergence of dawn.
Muslims seek Laylat al-Qadr in the last ten nights of Ramadan, especially the odd nights, following the guidance of the Prophet ﷺ (Sahih al-Bukhari).
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Related verses
Arabic text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani), tanzil.net, via api.alquran.cloud. English meaning: Saheeh International. A translation conveys the meaning of the Quran in another language and is not the Quran itself; follow the verse links to read each ayah in its full context.