Al-Qadr 97:1
The Power · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 598
The Night of Power
إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ فِي لَيۡلَةِ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ ١
Lo! We revealed it on the Night of Predestination.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
We sent it, the Qur’an, down on the Night of Power.
Insight
Elmalılı points out that the Qur’an is referred to only as ‘it’, without being named: it is so well known that there is no need to say its name. This is a sign of the Qur’an’s greatness.
Reflect
Today, read a few verses of the Qur’an while reflecting on their meaning.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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