»The surah that mentions the moment in which God first revealed the Quran, calling it The Ordainment. It is named after the phrase “the night of ordainment” (laylay al-qadr), mentioned in verse 1. The surah celebrates the night when the first revelation of the Quran was sent down.«

The surah is also known as: Determination, Honour, Power, The Glory, The Night of Empowering Decree, The Night of Glory, The Night of Power.