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QUR’AN · SURAH 97

Al-Qadr

The Power, Fate · undefined verses · Meccan

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Translation of meaning: Muhammad Asad. Transliteration is a learning aid; it cannot capture every Arabic sound. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy via Islamic Network. Recitation is streamed from Islamic Network and requires internet access.
97:1
بِّسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ

Innaa anzalnaahu fee lailatil qadr

BEHOLD, from on high have We bestowed this [divine writ] on Night of Destiny.

97:2
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ

Wa maa adraaka ma lailatul qadr

And what could make thee conceive what it is, that Night of Destiny?

97:3
لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌۭ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍۢ

Lailatul qadri khairum min alfee shahr

The Night of Destiny is better than a thousand months:

97:4
تَنَزَّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍۢ

Tanaz zalul malaa-ikatu war roohu feeha bi izni-rab bihim min kulli amr

in hosts descend in it the angels, bearing divine inspiration by their Sustainer's leave; from all [evil] that may happen

97:5
سَلَٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ

Salaamun hiya hattaa mat la'il fajr

does it make secure, until the rise of dawn.

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Qur’an 97:1

بِّسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ

BEHOLD, from on high have We bestowed this [divine writ] on Night of Destiny.

Qur’an 97:2

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ

And what could make thee conceive what it is, that Night of Destiny?

Qur’an 97:3

لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌۭ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍۢ

The Night of Destiny is better than a thousand months:

Qur’an 97:4

تَنَزَّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍۢ

in hosts descend in it the angels, bearing divine inspiration by their Sustainer's leave; from all [evil] that may happen

Qur’an 97:5

سَلَٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ

does it make secure, until the rise of dawn.