إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ
Indeed, We sent the Qur'an down during the Night of Decree.
Surah Al-Qadr القَدْر
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5 ayahs. Madinah Mushaf (KFGQPC) and Sahih International translation.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ
And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree?
لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌۭ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍۢ
The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.
تَنَزَّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍۢ
The angels and the Spirit descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter.
سَلَٰمٌ هِىَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ
Peace it is until the emergence of dawn.
About Surah Al-Qadr
What is Surah Al-Qadr about?
Surah Al-Qadr is a Meccan chapter of 5 ayahs. The Quran was sent down on the Night of Decree, better than a thousand months, when the angels and the Spirit descend by their Lord's permission for every affair, and peace it is until the emergence of dawn.
How long does Surah Al-Qadr take to recite?
Recordings of Surah Al-Qadr on JUZZ run from about 0.3 minutes with Saood Ash-Shuraym to about 1.3 minutes with Mustafa Ismail, based on 47 timed recordings in the catalogue. With 5 ayahs, murattal styles sit at the shorter end and mujawwad or teaching recitations run slower; the player speed setting changes the time too.
How many verses (ayahs) are in Surah Al-Qadr?
Surah Al-Qadr has 5 ayahs.
Is Surah Al-Qadr Meccan or Medinan?
Surah Al-Qadr is a Meccan surah.
Which juz is Surah Al-Qadr in?
Surah Al-Qadr lies entirely within Juz 30.
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Arabic text: KFGQPC QCF V2 via Quran.com and Uthmani script via AlQuran.Cloud. Translation: Sahih International. Audio: MP3Quran full-surah recordings and EveryAyah. Timing: MP3Quran's official timing API, with Tarteel Whisper for the rest. Hadith references above cite their collection and grading. See Sources & accuracy.
Last updated: 1 September 2026