Al-Qadr 97:3
The Power · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 598
A Thousand Months
لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ خَيۡرࣱ مِّنۡ أَلۡفِ شَهۡرࣲ ٣
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the number ‘thousand’ is not meant to set a limit but to express abundance. The good of that night is too great to be measured by number or amount. Allah knows how good it is.
Reflect
Consider that a moment that seems small may hold great value.
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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