097- AL-QADR
POWER
An early Makkan sūrah, al-Qadr is believed to have been revealed after Sūrah 80, ʿAbasa. The sūrah is famous for its declaration regarding the Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr), during which the Quran was first revealed. This is universally believed to have occurred during the month of Ramadan, as stated in 2:185: The month of Ramadan is that wherein the Quran was sent down as guidance to mankind, as clear proofs of guidance, and as the Criterion. Muslims maintain that the Night of Power comes again every year. Many reports say that the Night of Power occurs during the last ten nights of Ramadan. On the basis of another ḥadīth, most maintain that it occurs on one of the odd-numbered of these last ten nights: “Look for the Night of Power in the last ten nights of Ramadan, on the night when nine or seven or five nights remain out of the last ten nights of Ramadan.”
The Prophet himself would usually practice spiritual retreat (iʿtikāf) during the last ten days of Ramadan, abstaining from conjugal relations, fasting, and praying throughout the night, and he advised his followers to do so as well. According to another ḥadīth, “Whoever stands [in prayer] during the Night of Power out of belief and seeking reward, his previous sins are forgiven”. The Prophet advised that during this night one should pray, “My God, truly thou art a pardoner who loves pardoning; so pardon me”.
This sūrah can be understood as forming a pair with the following sūrah in that the first discusses the conveyance of the revelation and the second focuses upon the importance of acting in accord with it.
(source: “The Study Quran” a new translation and commentary by Seyyed Hossein Nasr)
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