What does Laylat al-Qadr mean?
The Night of Decree in the last ten nights of Ramadan, better than a thousand months.
Laylat al-Qadr explained
The Quran was sent down on it, the angels descend on it, and it is peace until dawn. Seek it in the odd nights of the last ten, the Prophet ﷺ said. The du'a for it: Allahumma innaka afuwwun tuhibbul afwa fa'fu anni.
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What does Laylat al-Qadr mean?
Laylat al-Qadr (لَيْلَة القَدْر, Laylat al-Qadr) means: The Night of Decree in the last ten nights of Ramadan, better than a thousand months.
How is Laylat al-Qadr written and pronounced in Arabic?
It is written لَيْلَة القَدْر and pronounced Laylat al-Qadr. It is also spelled The Night of Power, Night of Decree.
Where does Laylat al-Qadr come from in the Quran or hadith?
The Quran was sent down on it, the angels descend on it, and it is peace until dawn. Seek it in the odd nights of the last ten, the Prophet ﷺ said. The du'a for it: Allahumma innaka afuwwun tuhibbul afwa fa'fu anni. Source: Al-Qadr 97:1-5; Sunan at-Tirmidhi 3513.
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