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Sura 97: Al-Qadr (The Destiny) القدر

Part of the Quran Inspector - Quran: The Final Testament, translated by Dr. Rashad Khalifa. 5 verses - revelation order 25. Hover any Arabic word for its root; click it for every occurrence of that root in the Quran.

Sura 97 - Al-Qadr
In the name of GOD, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
بِّسْمِbis'miIn (the) nameٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) God,ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmāniMost Gracious,ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmiMost Merciful.
[97:1] We revealed it in the Night of Destiny.*
إِنَّآinnāIndeed, weأَنزَلْنَـٰهُanzalnāhu[we] revealed itفِىinلَيْلَةِlaylati(the) Night (of)ٱلْقَدْرِl-qadri[the] Power / Destiny. ﴿١﴾
*97:1 The Quran was placed into Muhammad's soul on the 27th night of Ramadan, 13 B.H. (Before Hijrah). See also 17:1, 44:3, 53:1-18, and Appendix 28.
[97:2] How awesome is the Night of Destiny!
وَمَآwamāAnd what*أَدْرَىٰكَadrākait can make you know (*do you know)مَاwhatلَيْلَةُlaylatu(the) Night (of)ٱلْقَدْرِl-qadri[the] Power / Destiny (is)? ﴿٢﴾
[97:3] The Night of Destiny is better than a thousand months.
لَيْلَةُlaylatu(The) Night (of)ٱلْقَدْرِl-qadri[the] Power / Destinyخَيْرٌkhayrun(is) betterمِّنْminthanأَلْفِalfia thousandشَهْرٍshahrinmonth(s). ﴿٣﴾
[97:4] The angels and the Spirit descend therein, by their Lord's leave, to carry out every command.
تَنَزَّلُtanazzalu[It] descendsٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُl-malāikatuthe angelsوَٱلرُّوحُwal-rūḥuand the Spiritفِيهَاfīhātherein,بِإِذْنِbi-idh'niby (the) permissionرَبِّهِمrabbihim(of) their Lordمِّنminforكُلِّkullieveryأَمْرٍamrinaffair / command. ﴿٤﴾
[97:5] Peaceful it is until the advent of the dawn.
سَلَـٰمٌsalāmunPeaceهِىَhiyait (is)حَتَّىٰḥattāuntilمَطْلَعِmaṭlaʿi(the) emergence / adventٱلْفَجْرِl-fajrithe dawn. ﴿٥﴾
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