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Sura 97
Aya 1

Chapter 97

The Ordainmental-Qadr ( القدر )

5 verses • revealed at Meccan

»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

بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ

Ali Unal: IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE ALL-COMPASSIONATE

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إِنّا أَنزَلناهُ في لَيلَةِ القَدرِ

Ali Unal

This sūrah of five verses takes its name from the word al-qadr (power, destiny, measure, worth) in the first verse. It is about the Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Destiny, Power, and Measure), which occurs in the third part of the holy month of Ramadān. Spending that night in devotions is of great worth.
We have surely sent it (the Qur’an) down in the Night of Destiny and Power.