B i s m i l
l a h i r R a h
m a n i r R a h e e m
Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barkatuh!
~ Lailatul Qadr ~
Interpretation of meaning in English
Behold, We revealed this (Qur'an)
on the Night of Power.*1
And what do you know
what the Night of Power is?
The Night of Power is better
than a thousand months.*2
The angels along with the Spirit*3
descend in it by the permission of their Lord*4
with all kinds of decrees.
All peace is that night until the rise of dawn.*5
Explanation
1. The words in the original are anzalana hu: "We Ourself have sent it
down". But although there is no mention of the Qur'an before it, the
Qur'an is implied, for "sending down" by itself points out that the
Qur'an is meant.
Here, it has been said: "We have sent down the Qur'an in the Night of
Destiny", and in AI-Baqarah: 185, "Ramadan is the month in which the
Qur'an was sent down. " This shows that the night in which the Angel of
Allah had brought down revelation for the first time to the Holy Prophet
(upon whom be Allah's Peace) in the Cave of Hira, was a night of the
month of Ramadan. This night has been described as Lailat-ul-qadr here
and as Lailat-im-mubarakah in Surah Ad-Dukhan: 3 above.
2. The commentators in general have understood this to mean that the
good acts performed in this Night are superior in value to the good acts
of a thousand months in which Lailat-ul-qadr is not included.
But, the verse does not say: "To act righteously in Lailat-ul-qadr is
better than acting righteously in a thousand months, " but it says:
lailat-ul-qadr is better than a thousand months. " And "a thousand
months" also does not imply 83 years and 4 months exactly, but a very
long period of time as "a thousand" denoted among the Arabs. Therefore,
the verse means that in this one night a task was accomplished for the
welfare of mankind the like of which had not been accomplished even
during an indefinitely long period of history.
3. "The Spirit": Gabriel (peace be on him), who has been mentioned
separately from the angels in view of his unique eminence, honor and
merit.
4. That is, they do not descend of their own accord but by leave of
their Lord, and "every decree" implies amr hakim (a wise decree) as
described in Ad-Dukhan: 5.
5. That is, the entire Night, from evening till morning, is peace, free from
every evil and mischief.
Ahadith
[Sahih Bukhari : Volume 3, Book 32 "Taraweeh", Number 232]
Narrated Ibn 'Umar (Radi
Allah Anhu) : Some men amongst the companions of the Prophet Muhammad
(sal-allahu- alleihi-wasallam ) were shown in their dreams that the
night of Qadr was in the last seven nights of Ramazan. Allah's
Messenger (sal-allahu- alleihi-wasallam ) said, "It seems that all your
dreams agree that (the Night of Qadr) is in the last seven nights, and
whoever wants to search for it should search in the last seven nights
of Ramazan."
[Sahih Bukhari : Volume 3, Book 32 "Taraweeh", Number 233]
Narrated
Abu Salama (Radi Allah Anhu) : I asked Abu Sa'id (Radi Allah Anhu)
about the Night of Qadr and he said, "We practised Itikaf in the middle
third month of Ramazan with Prophet Muhammad (sal-allahu-
alleihi-wasallam ). In the morning of the 20th of Ramazan, the Prophet
Muhammad (sal-allahu- alleihi-wasallam ) came to and addressed us and
said, "I was informed of the date of the Night of Qadr but I was
caused to forget it, or I forget, so search it in the last ten nights
of month of Ramazan."
[Sahih Bukhari : Volume 3, Book 32 "Taraweeh", Number 238]
Narrated 'Ibn Abbas (Radi Allah Anha): The Allah's Messenger (sal-allahu-
alleihi-wasallam ) said:
"Look for the Night of Qadr in the last ten nights of Ramazan on the night when
nine or seven or five nights remain out of the last ten nights of the Ramazan."
[Sahih Bukhari : Volume 3, Book 32 "Taraweeh", Number 239]
Narrated 'Ibn Abbas (Radi Allah Anha) in this quotation: Allah's Messenger
(sal-allahu- alleihi-wasallam ) said:
"The
Night of Qadr is in the last ten nights of the month of Ramazan either
on the first nine or in the last (remaining) seven nights of Ramazan."
[Sahih Bukhari : Volume 3, Book 32 "Taraweeh", Number 241]
Narrated
'Aisha (Radi Allah Anhu) : With the start of the last ten days of
Ramazan, Allah's Messenger (sal-allahu- alleihi-wasallam ) used to
tighten his waist-belt (i.e. hard work) and used to offer Salat
(Prayer) all the night, and used to keep his family awake for the Salat
(prayers).
[Sahih Muslim : Book 6 "Kitab Al-Sawm", Number 2632]
Narrated 'A'isha (Radi Allah Anhu) Allah's Messenger (sal-allahu-
alleihi-wasallam ) as saying:
"Look for (and in the words of Waki, seek) Lailat-ul-Qadr in the last ten
nights of Ramadan."
[Sahih Muslim : Book 6 "Kitab Al-Sawm", Number 2633]
Zirr
b. Habaish (Radi Allah Anhu) reported Ubayy b. Ka'b (Radi Allah Anhu)
took oath (without making any exception, i. e. without saying Innsha
Allah) that it was the twenty-seventh night. I said to him: Abu
Mundhir, on what ground do you say that? Thereupon he said: By the
indication or by the sign which the Messenger of Allah (sal-allahu-
alleihi-wasallam ) gave us, and that is that on that day (the sun) would rise
without having any ray in it.
[Sahih Muslim : Book 6 "Kitab Al-Sawm", Number 2634]
Zirr
b. Hubaish (Radi Allah Anhu) reported that Ubayy b. Ka'b (Radi Allah
Anhu) said about Lailat-ul-Qadr: By Allah, I know well about it. Shu'ba
said: To the best of my knowledge it was the twenty-seventh night for
which the Messenger of Allah (sal-allahu- alleihi-wasallam ) commanded
us to stand for prayer. Shu'ba doubted these words: That it was the
night for which the Messenger of Allah (sal-allahu- alleihi-wasallam )
commanded us to stand for prayer. And (he further) said: This was
narrated to me by a friend of mine from him (the Holy Prophet).
[Sahih Muslim : Book 6 "Kitab Al-Sawm", Number 2635]
Abu
Huraira (Radi Allah Anhu) reported: We were talking about
Lailat-ul-Qadr in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (sal-allahu-
alleihi-wasallam ) and he said: "He
who amongst you remembers (the night) when the moon arose and it was
like a piece of plate (at the fag end of the month in a state of
waning)."
"Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun
tuh'ibbul 'afwa fa'fu 'annee -
"O Allah! You are forgiving,
and you love forgiveness. So forgive me."
Allahumma Aameen!
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