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Qur’an 97:3 Al-Qadr, verse 3

لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌۭ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍۢ

The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.

Translation: Saheeh International. Brackets mark words added for clarity.

Surah
Al-Qadr (97)
Verse
3 of 5
Revealed
Makki
Juz
30
Mushaf page
598

Word by word

ArabicTransliterationMeaning
لَيْلَةُlaylatu(The) Night
ٱلْقَدْرِl-qadri(of) Power
خَيْرٌۭkhayrun(is) better
مِّنْminthan
أَلْفِalfia thousand
شَهْرٍۢshahrinmonth(s)

In context

The verses around 97:3 in Al-Qadr.

  • 97:1إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِIndeed, We sent the Qur'an down during the Night of Decree.
  • 97:2وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِAnd what can make you know what is the Night of Decree?
  • 97:4تَنَزَّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍۢThe angels and the Spirit descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter.
  • 97:5سَلَٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِPeace it is until the emergence of dawn.

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