Night of Decree
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Night of Decree is the holiest night in the Islamic calendar, believed to be when the Quran was first revealed to Prophet Muhammad and when divine decrees for the coming year are set.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Night of Decree canonical | 11 |
| The Night of Decree | 3 |
| Night of Decree (Laylat al-Qadr) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic belief
ⓘ
Islamic holy night ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Laylat al-Qadr
ⓘ
Night of Destiny ⓘ Night of Power ⓘ |
| arabicName |
Laylat al-Qadr
ⓘ
surface form:
ليلة القدر
|
| associatedBelief |
angels descend by permission of their Lord
ⓘ
peace until the break of dawn ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
intensive prayer
ⓘ
iʿtikaf (spiritual retreat) in the mosque ⓘ night vigil (qiyam al-layl) ⓘ recitation of the Quran ⓘ supplication (duʿa) ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| associatedWithText | Quran ⓘ |
| believedEvent | first revelation of the Quran to Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| believedReward | forgiveness of past sins for one who stands in prayer with faith and hope ⓘ |
| calendarMonth | Ramadan ⓘ |
| category |
Islamic holidays
ⓘ
Islamic terminology ⓘ Ramadan observances ⓘ |
| commemorates | beginning of Quranic revelation ⓘ |
| commonlyObservedOn | 27th night of Ramadan ⓘ |
| describedIn | Quran ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine decree
ⓘ
forgiveness of sins ⓘ revelation ⓘ worship and devotion ⓘ |
| holiestNightIn |
Hijri calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic calendar
|
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext | sought during the last ten nights of Ramadan ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | last third of Ramadan ⓘ |
| mentionedInSurah |
Surah Ad-Dukhan
ⓘ
surface form:
Surah ad-Dukhan
Surah Al-Qadr ⓘ
surface form:
Surah al-Qadr
|
| observedBy | Muslims worldwide ⓘ |
| quranicPhrase | "better than a thousand months" ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Qadr (Divine Decree)
ⓘ
surface form:
Qadr (divine decree)
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| spiritualSignificance |
night better than a thousand months
ⓘ
night of great mercy and forgiveness ⓘ night when annual divine decrees are set ⓘ |
| timeWithinMonth |
last ten nights of Ramadan
ⓘ
odd-numbered nights of the last ten nights of Ramadan ⓘ |
| uncertainExactDate | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Night of Decree
this entity surface form:
Night of Decree (Laylat al-Qadr)
this entity surface form:
The Night of Decree
this entity surface form:
The Night of Decree