What Is Laylat al-Qadr?
The Night of Decree
“Indeed, We sent it down during the Night of Decree. And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree? The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months. The angels and the Spirit descend therein… Peace it is until the emergence of dawn” (Qur’an 97:1–5).
Better than a thousand months
A thousand months is over eighty-three years — worship in this single night outweighs a lifetime of nights. It is the night the Qur’an began to be revealed.
Its reward
“Whoever stands in prayer on Laylat al-Qadr out of faith and seeking reward will have his previous sins forgiven” (Sahih al-Bukhari 2014).
Frequently asked questions
Why is the exact night hidden?
Scholars say it is concealed so that believers exert themselves across all ten nights rather than only one.
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