Al-Qadr 97:2
The Power · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 598
Beyond Knowing
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ ٢
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Night of Power is.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And what will make you know what the Night of Power is?
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this question conveys the greatness of that night: left to human reason alone, its nature and worth could not be known. Allah, who sent down the Qur’an, is also the One who makes this night known.
Reflect
Which moments in your life did you only value later?
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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