Surah Al-Qadr, Ayah 3 (97:3)

ٱلْقَدْر

لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ

Quran 97:3 is ayah 3 of Surah Al-Qadr (“The Power”), a Meccan surah of 5 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 598 of the Madani Mushaf.

97:3
لَيْلَةُٱلْقَدْرِخَيْرٌمِّنْأَلْفِشَهْرٍ٣
laylatu l-qadri khayrun min alfi shahrin

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

Word by word

  1. لَيْلَةُlaylatu(The) Night
  2. ٱلْقَدْرِl-qadri(of) Power
  3. خَيْرٌkhayrun(is) better
  4. مِّنْminthan
  5. أَلْفِalfia thousand
  6. شَهْرٍshahrinmonth(s)

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