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القدر
Al-Qadr
The Power • 5 Ayahs
Meccanإِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ فِي لَيۡلَةِ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ
بیشک ہم نے اسے شبِ قدر میں اتارا
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ
اور تم نے کیا جانا کیا شبِ قدر،
لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ خَيۡرٞ مِّنۡ أَلۡفِ شَهۡرٖ
شبِ قدر ہزار مہینوں سے بہتر
تَنَزَّلُ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذۡنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمۡرٖ
اس میں فرشتے اور جبریل اترتے ہیں اپنے رب کے حکم سے ہر کام کے لیے
سَلَٰمٌ هِيَ حَتَّىٰ مَطۡلَعِ ٱلۡفَجۡرِ
وہ سلامتی ہے، صبح چمکتے تک
About Surah Al-Qadr
Surah Al-Qadr (القدر) is the 97th chapter of the Holy Quran. It contains 5 verses and is a Meccan Surah.
Read with Urdu translation (Kanz ul Iman) and English translation (Sahih International). Listen to audio recitation by multiple world-renowned reciters including Mishary Alafasy, Sudais, Shuraim, Husary, and more.
About Surah Al-Qadr
Al-Qadr is a five-verse Meccan surah about Laylatul Qadr (the Night of Decree) — the night the Quran's revelation began, which the surah itself describes as "better than a thousand months" (97:3).
Number
97th surah
Verses
5
Revelation
Meccan
Meaning
The Power
Why read it
Muslims are encouraged to seek this night in the odd-numbered nights of Ramadan's last ten days.
Al-Qadrbenefits & Hadith references →Key point
97:3 — "The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months."
Historical Context
Revealed in Makkah. Al-Qadr concerns Laylatul Qadr, the night on which the Quran's revelation to the Prophet ﷺ began — traditionally understood as occurring within the last ten nights of Ramadan, though the Quran itself does not name an exact date.
Main Themes
The night's extraordinary value
Verse 3 states it directly: "better than a thousand months" — roughly 83 years, longer than most human lifespans, compressed into worship on a single night.
Angels and the Spirit descending
Verse 4 describes angels and the Spirit (commonly understood as Jibril) descending "by permission of their Lord for every matter."
Peace until dawn
The closing verse describes the night as "peace" until the emergence of dawn — read by many commentators as freedom from harm for worshippers that night.
Important Verses
97:1
The revelation's beginning
"Indeed, We sent the Quran down during the Night of Decree" — tafsir generally understands this as the start of revelation, not the entire Quran descending complete on one night.
97:3
Better than a thousand months
The verse that gives the night its singular weight — worship on this one night is described as outweighing consistent worship across more than eight decades.
Hadith & Popular Descriptions
We include authenticity grading for each narration below — not every widely-repeated description of a surah comes from an equally strong source.
Seeking it in the last ten nights
Aisha (RA) reported the Prophet ﷺ said: "Search for Laylatul Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten nights of Ramadan."
Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim.
The exact night is not fixed with certainty
Scholars have long debated the precise date, with the 27th night of Ramadan the most commonly cited estimate in popular practice.
No single authenticated hadith fixes one specific date with certainty — some scholars hold the ambiguity is deliberate, to encourage sustained worship across all ten nights rather than effort concentrated on one.
Frequently Asked Questions about Surah Al-Qadr
What is Surah Al-Qadr about?
Al-Qadr is a five-verse Meccan surah about Laylatul Qadr (the Night of Decree) — the night the Quran's revelation began, which the surah itself describes as "better than a thousand months" (97:3).
How many verses are in Surah Al-Qadr?
Surah Al-Qadr contains 5 verses (The Power). It is the 97th surah of the Holy Quran.
Is Surah Al-Qadr Makki or Madani?
Surah Al-Qadr is a Makki surah — it was revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah.
What are the benefits of reading Surah Al-Qadr?
Muslims are encouraged to seek this night in the odd-numbered nights of Ramadan's last ten days.
Where can I read Surah Al-Qadr with Urdu translation?
You can read Surah Al-Qadr above with the full Arabic text, Urdu translation (Kanz ul Iman), and English translation (Sahih International), plus audio recitation.
Is Laylatul Qadr definitely the 27th night of Ramadan?
That's the most commonly observed estimate, but no authenticated hadith fixes one exact date — the Prophet ﷺ instructed seeking it across the odd nights of the last ten, which many scholars hold is intentionally unspecified to encourage worship throughout that period.
What does "better than a thousand months" mean practically?
It means sincere worship on this single night is described in the Quran as outweighing the same consistent worship spread across more than 83 years — longer than most human lifespans.