Surah 97
القدر Al-Qadr · The Power, Fate
- Verses
- 5
- Revealed
- Meccan
- Juz
- 30
- Rukus
- 1
- Revelation order
- 25
- Pages
- 598–598
About Surah Al-Qadr
Surah Al-Qadr (القدر, “The Power, Fate”) is chapter 97 of the Quran and contains 5 verses. It is a Meccan surah, revealed 25th of the 114. It appears in juz 30, spans pages 598–598 of the standard mushaf, and is divided into 1 ruku.
Text
بِّسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ
Lo! We revealed it on the Night of Predestination.
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وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Night of Power is!
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لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
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تَنَزَّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍ
The angels and the Spirit descend therein, by the permission of their Lord, with all decrees.
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سَلَٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ
(The night is) Peace until the rising of the dawn.
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Common questions
How many verses are in Surah Al-Qadr?
Surah Al-Qadr has 5 verses.
Is Surah Al-Qadr Meccan or Medinan?
Surah Al-Qadr is a Meccan surah, revealed in Makkah.
What number is Surah Al-Qadr in the Quran?
It is chapter 97 of 114, and the 25th surah in the order of revelation.
Which juz is Surah Al-Qadr in?
It appears in juz 30, on pages 598–598 of the standard mushaf.
How many pages is Surah Al-Qadr?
It fits on a single page of the standard 604-page Madinah mushaf, page 598.
Which para is Surah Al-Qadr in?
Para 30. Para is the name used in South Asia for a juz, one of the 30 equal parts of the Quran.
How many words and letters are in Surah Al-Qadr?
30 words and 112 letters, counted from the Uthmani text: a word is a space-separated group, and a letter is a base Arabic letter without its vowel marks. Counts made another way differ slightly. Counts for every surah
How many rukus are in Surah Al-Qadr?
One: the whole surah is a single ruku, the section marked with the letter ‘ayn (ع) in the margin of many printings. Rukus in every surah and para
How long does it take to recite Surah Al-Qadr?
About 1 minute at Mahmoud Khalil al-Husary's measured pace. The recordings timed on this site take from under a minute (Abdurrahman As-Sudais) to 1 minute (Abdul Basit Abdus Samad). Every surah, timed
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