Surah Al-Qadr القدر

The Power, Fate · 5 verses · Meccan

How many verses does Surah Al-Qadr have?

Surah Al-Qadr is surah 97 of 114 in the Quran and has 5 verses. It is classified as Meccan. Its name means “The Power, Fate”.

Surah number: 97 / 114
Verses: 5
Classification: Meccan

Updated 29 October 2026. Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), quran-json.

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Translation

Reciter

بِّسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ ١

(1) Indeed, We sent it [i.e., the Qur’ān] down during the Night of Decree.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ ٢

(2) And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree?

لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ ٣

(3) The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.

تَنَزَّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍ ٤

(4) The angels and the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter.[1955]

Notes

[1955]- Bringing the exact measures apportioned for everything by Allāh in the course of the coming year.

سَلَٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ ٥

(5) Peace it is[1956] until the emergence of dawn.

Notes

[1956]- Upon the believers.

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Surah Al-Qadr is classified as Meccan in the data this reader uses (Tanzil).

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It comes after Al-'Alaq and before Al-Bayyinah.

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