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The Holy Quran · 97

Al-Qadr (The Power)

القدر

5 ayahs · Meccan

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. Indeed, We sent the Qur'an down during the Night of Decree. 2. And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree? 3. The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months. 4. The angels and the Spirit descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter. 5. Peace it is until the emergence of dawn.

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About Surah Al-Qadr: place, order and how to read it

Surah Al-Qadr (The Power) is chapter 97 of the Quran and has 5 verses, making it a short surah. It was revealed in Mecca, before the migration to Medina, and it is number 25 in the chronological order of revelation. It falls in juz 30. It occupies one page of the mushaf, from page 598 to page 598.

Where it sits in the mushaf

It is preceded by Surah Al-'Alaq and followed by Surah Al-Bayyinah. Like every surah except At-Tawbah, it opens with the Basmalah. This surah contains no verse of prostration.

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