بِّسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ ﴿١﴾
Lo! We revealed it on the Night of Predestination.
Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)
97th surah of the Quran
Surah Al-Qadr
The Power, Fate
Meccan 5 verses Juz 30
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ ﴿٢﴾
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Night of Power is!
Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)
لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌۭ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍۢ ﴿٣﴾
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)
تَنَزَّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍۢ ﴿٤﴾
The angels and the Spirit descend therein, by the permission of their Lord, with all decrees.
Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)
سَلَٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ ﴿٥﴾
(The night is) Peace until the rising of the dawn.
Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)
Translation
Tafsir
Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic) Al-Qadr Verse 1 of 5
Arabic text: Uthmani script. English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall. Audio: everyayah.com.
About Surah Al-Qadr
Surah Al-Qadr (القدر) is the 97th surah of the Quran. It has 5 verses and is found in Juz 30. It is classified as a Meccan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed before the Prophet's migration (Hijra) to Medina.
Its name, القدر, is commonly translated as “The Power, Fate”.
Questions about Surah Al-Qadr
How many verses are in Surah Al-Qadr?
Surah Al-Qadr (القدر) has 5 verses. It is the 97th surah of the Quran, after Surah Al-'Alaq and before Surah Al-Bayyinah, and it is found in Juz 30.
Is Surah Al-Qadr Meccan or Medinan?
It is classified as a Meccan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed before the Hijra. In the traditional order of revelation it is number 25 out of 114. Scholars sometimes differ about the place of revelation of some verses.
What does the name of Surah Al-Qadr mean?
القدر is commonly translated as “The Power, Fate”. The surahs are named after a word or a theme that appears in them, and the name is a label rather than a summary of the whole surah.
Which Juz is Surah Al-Qadr in?
Surah Al-Qadr is in Juz' 30.
Where can I listen to Surah Al-Qadr?
Press Play on this page to hear the whole surah without breaks, or press the play button on a verse to hear it verse by verse. Choose among 19 reciters: Abdur-Rahman As-Sudais, Mishary Alafasy, Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary, Abdul Basit Abdus-Samad, Maher Al-Muaiqly, Saad Al-Ghamdi, Ahmad Al-Ajmi, Abu Bakr Ash-Shatri, Hani Ar-Rifai, Mohamed Siddiq Al-Minshawi, Ali Al-Hudhaify, Muhammad Ayyub, Abdullah Basfar, Yasser Ad-Dosari, Nasser Al-Qatami, Salah Al-Budair, Saud Ash-Shuraim, Abdullah Awad Al-Juhany, Muhammad Jibreel.
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