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Sura 97
Aya 5
5
سَلامٌ هِيَ حَتّىٰ مَطلَعِ الفَجرِ

Muhammad Asad

does it make secure,1 until the rise of dawn.
  • Lit., "it is salvation (salam, see surah 5, note 29) - i.e., it makes the believer secure from all spiritual evil: thus Mujahid (as quoted by Ibn Kathir), evidently implying that a conscious realization of the sanctity of this night acts as a shield against unworthy thoughts and inclinations.