Translations of the Qur'an, Chapter 97:
AL-QADR (POWER, FATE, DESTINY)
Total Verses: 5
Revealed At: MAKKA
Order in which revealed: 25
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In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
097.001
YUSUFALI: We have indeed revealed this (Message) in the Night of Power:
PICKTHAL: Lo! We revealed it on the Night of Predestination.
SHAKIR: Surely We revealed it on the grand night.
KHALIFA: We revealed it in the Night of Destiny.
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YUSUFALI: And what will explain to thee what the night of power is?
PICKTHAL: Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Night of Power is!
SHAKIR: And what will make you comprehend what the grand night
KHALIFA: How awesome is the Night of Destiny!
097.003
YUSUFALI: The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
PICKTHAL: The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
SHAKIR: The grand night is better than a thousand months.
KHALIFA: The Night of Destiny is better than a thousand months.
097.004
YUSUFALI: Therein come down the angels and the Spirit by Allah's permission, on every
errand:
PICKTHAL: The angels and the Spirit descend therein, by the permission of their Lord, with
all decrees.
SHAKIR: The angels and Gibreel descend in it by the permission of their Lord for every
affair,
KHALIFA: The angels and the Spirit descend therein, by their Lord's leave, to carry out
every command.
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YUSUFALI: Peace!...This until the rise of morn!
PICKTHAL: (The night is) Peace until the rising of the dawn.
SHAKIR: Peace! it is till the break of the morning.
KHALIFA: Peaceful it is until the advent of the dawn.