2وَلَيالٍ عَشرٍAli UnalAnd ten nights,1By ten nights, the verse is referring to the last ten nights of the holy Month of Ramadān, or the first ten nights of Dhu’l-Hijjah, the month of the Pilgrimage, or both. In each of these ten nights, the time during which God is worshipped has a special importance and reward; and this time period is followed by the religious festival. So the dawn in the first verse, in addition to referring to the dawn of every new day, may be implying, in particular, the dawn of these festivals. In addition to these meanings, the ten nights and the dawn also imply that no matter how long they may be, the dark periods in the life of an individual or in the life of a society usually end in a new, happy day. The verses also allude to the fact that, as pointed out in Sūrat al-Muzzammil (73: 2–6), devotions at night have a special efficacy in human spiritual endeavor, and give rise to a spiritual awakening (dawn).