Lailat-ul-Qadr
| Laylat al-Qadr | |
|---|---|
| Official name | ليلة القدر (Night of Decree) |
| Also called | Night of Power, Night of Value, Night of Destiny, or Night of Determination |
| Observed by | Muslims |
| Significance | Night the Quran was revealed; Angels descend to the earth and the annual decree is revealed to them; Better than 1000 months of worship |
| Observances | Night prayers, Reading Quran, Making Dua, Doing Dhikr, Observing Iʿtikāf |
| Date | See text |
Laylat al-Qadr (from Arabic: لیلة القدر), variously rendered in English as the Night of Decree, Night of Power,Night of Value, Night of Destiny, or Night of Measures, is in Islamic belief the night when the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It is one of the nights of the last ten days of Ramadan. Muslims believe that on this night the blessings and mercy of God are abundant, sins are forgiven, supplications are accepted, and that the annual decree is revealed to the angels who also descend to earth, specially the Angel Gabriel, referred to as "the Spirit", to perform every and any errand decreed by God. Islam holds that God Almighty alone answers our supplications and that He alone receives them and forgives humanity and gives them what they ask for and that on this particular night Muslims should actively seek God's forgiveness and engage in various acts of worship.
Some commentators believe that the Quran was revealed to Muhammad twice; the 'immediate revelation' happening on the Laylat al-Qadr and 'gradual revelation' across 23 years. The Quran uses the word Inzal (انزال) which justifies 'the immediate revelation', according to Allamah Tabatabai. However some others believe that the revelation of Quran occurred in two phases, with the first phase being the revelation in its entirety on Laylat al-Qadr to the angel Gabriel (Jibril in Arabic) in the lowest heaven, and then the subsequent verse-by-verse revelation to Muhammad by Gabriel. The revelation started in 610 CE at the Hira cave on Mount Nur in Mecca. The first Surah that was revealed was Sūrat al-ʿAlaq (in Arabic العلق). During the first revelation the first five verses of this Surah, or chapter, were revealed.
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