Night of Power
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The Night of Power is the holiest night in Islam, believed to be when the Quran was first revealed to Prophet Muhammad and when worship and prayers are considered especially powerful and meritorious.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Night of Power canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic holy night
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedAngel |
Jibril
ⓘ
surface form:
Angel Jibril
|
| associatedWith |
acceptance of supplications
ⓘ
divine decree for the coming year ⓘ forgiveness of sins ⓘ increased mercy ⓘ |
| commemorates |
first revelation of the Quran
ⓘ
revelation to Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| describedInSurah |
Surah Ad-Dukhan
ⓘ
surface form:
Surah ad-Dukhan
Surah Al-Qadr ⓘ
surface form:
Surah al-Qadr
|
| encourages |
night prayer
ⓘ
recitation of the Quran ⓘ remembrance of Allah ⓘ seeking forgiveness ⓘ supplication ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Night of Decree
ⓘ
Night of Destiny ⓘ Night of Measure ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Laylat al-Qadr
ⓘ
surface form:
Lailat al-Qadr
|
| hasArabicName | Laylat al-Qadr ⓘ |
| hasQuranicDescription | better than a thousand months ⓘ |
| hasQuranicTheme |
descent of angels
ⓘ
descent of the Spirit ⓘ |
| hasQuranicVerse | Quran 97:3 ⓘ |
| hasSpecialMerit |
sins may be forgiven for one who stands in prayer with faith and hope
ⓘ
worship is multiplied in reward ⓘ |
| hasUncertainExactDate | true ⓘ |
| isInReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| likelyOccursOn | odd nights of the last ten nights of Ramadan ⓘ |
| linguisticMeaning |
Night of Decree
ⓘ
Night of Power self-link ⓘ Night of Value ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Hadith collections ⓘ |
| occursDuring | month of Ramadan ⓘ |
| occursIn | last ten nights of Ramadan ⓘ |
| possibleDate |
21st night of Ramadan
ⓘ
23rd night of Ramadan ⓘ 25th night of Ramadan ⓘ 27th night of Ramadan ⓘ 29th night of Ramadan ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Muslims worldwide ⓘ |
| recommendedBy |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| recommendedDua | Allahumma innaka ‘afuwwun tuhibbul ‘afwa fa‘fu ‘anni ⓘ |
| relatedPractice | i‘tikaf in the last ten nights of Ramadan ⓘ |
| revealedBy | Allah ⓘ |
| revealedTo |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| timeSpan | from sunset to dawn ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.