QURAN CHAPTER - 97
Al-Qadr - The Night of Honour
Revealed - Meccan
Ruku - 1
Ayat - 5
Theme - The theme of this Surah is to acquaint man with the value, worth and importance of the Quran.
- Its being placed just after Surah Al-Alaq in the arrangement of the Quran by itself explains that the Holy Book, the revelation of which began with the first 5 verses of Surah Al-Alaq was sent down in a destiny making night.
- It is a glorious Book and its revelation for mankind is full of blessings.
- At the outset, Allah says: "We have sent it down." That is, it is not a composition of Muhammad (SAW) himself, but We Ourself have revealed it.
- Then, it is said that "We sent it down in the Night of Destiny."
- Night of Destiny lies 2 meanings and both are implied here.
- First, that it is the night during which destinies are decided;
The revelation of this Book in this night is not merely the revelation of a book but an event which will change the destiny of not only the Quraish, or of Arabia, but of, the entire world.
- Second, meaning is that this is, a night of unique honor, dignity and glory; so much so that it is better than a 1000 months.
Thus, the disbelievers of Makkah have been warned, as if to say: "You on account of your ignorance regard this Book, which Muhammad (SAW) has presented, as a calamity for yourselves and complain that a disaster has befallen you, whereas the night in which it was decreed to be sent down was such a blessed night that a task was accomplished in it for the well-being of mankind, which had never been accomplished even during a thousand months of history.
In conclusion, it has been stated that in this night the angels and Gabriel descend with every decree by the leave of their Lord, and it is all peace from evening till morning; that is, there is no interference of evil in it, for all decrees of Allah are intended to promote good and not evil.
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