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This surah establishes the Night of Decree as a night superior to a thousand months, marking the divine descent of revelation and the spiritual significance of the lunar calendar.
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King James Version (1611)
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Translators commissioned by King James I of England, 1604–1611
Indeed, We sent the Qur'an down during the Night of Decree 2And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree 3The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months 4The angels and the Spirit descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter 5Peace it is until the emergence of dawn
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1إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ فِي لَيۡلَةِ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ 2وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ 3لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ خَيۡرٞ مِّنۡ أَلۡفِ شَهۡرٖ 4تَنَزَّلُ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذۡنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمۡرٖ 5سَلَٰمٌ هِيَ حَتَّىٰ مَطۡلَعِ ٱلۡفَجۡرِ
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