Night of Power

Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr in Arabic: ليلة القدر)
Reading the Quran is a key observance of Laylat al-Qadr
Official name	Arabic: ليلة القدر
Also called	Night of the unprecedented, Precious Night, Night Of Decree or Night of Determination[1]
Observed by	Muslims
Type	Angels descend to the earth and the annual decree is revealed to them
Observances	Tahajjud night prayers, reading the Quran, making dua, doing dhikr, observing iʿtikāf, giving sadaqah, seeking forgiveness
Date	Last 10 days of Ramadan, especially the odd nights (some add the 19th)
Frequency	Annual

In Islamic belief, Laylat al-Qadr^[a] (in Arabic: لیلة القدر) or Night of Power^[4] is the night when the Quran was first sent down from heaven to the world, and also when the Quran's first verses were revealed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad by the angel Gabriel.^[5]

In the Quran, it is said this night is better than 1,000 months (approximately 83.3 years).^[6] According to various hadiths, its exact date was uncertain, but was one of the odd-numbered nights of the last ten days of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Since that time, Muslims have regarded the last ten nights of Ramadan as being especially blessed. Muslims believe the Night comes again every year, with blessings and mercy of God in abundance.^[7] The surah al-Qadr is named after this Night, and the chapter’s purpose is to describe the greatness of the occasion.^[8][9]

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