THE NIGHT OF QADR
The Night of Qadr is a very great night of the blessed month of Ramadan. It is “the Night of Greatness”. In it, Allah brought down a great Book; the Qur’an. Each year, when the Night of Qadr occurs, great angels and great mercies descend to earth.
In Surah al-Qadr Allah ta’ala said:
إنآ أنزَلناَه فِي لَيلةِ القدْر
This ayah means: “The whole Qur’an was brought down in its entirety during the Night of Qadr”. The words of the Qur’an were copied from the Guarded Tablet and it was Jibril who brought it down as a complete book to Baytul-‘Izzah in the first sky. This occurred on the Night of Qadr of the month of Ramadan in the first year when Jibril brought the revelation to the Prophet. The following day, Jibril came with the first five verses of Surah al-‘Alaq. With this the prophethood of our master Muhammad commenced.