Surah Al-Qadr (سورة القدر)

Since the lifespan of the Holy Prophet's Ummah is less than the previous Ummahs, theirs deeds cannot be matched. Thus Allah has given the Night of Qadr to the Holy Prophet's Ummah, which is better than one thousand months. (This is the one of its wisdoms.)

• True

• False

There are a number of relationships between this surah and the previous one. Which of the following is not one of these relationships?

• Surah al-Alaq explains how revelation began whilst this surah tells when it began.

• In the previous surah Allah (swt) taught man with the pen what he could not have known and in this surah Allah (swt) gives the messenger (saw) knowledge of the Night of Qadr, knowledge that he did not have before.

• In the last ayah of the previous surah Allah (swt) says prostrate and come close to Him and in this surah we learn of the Night of Qadr which is that night where it is possible for one to come closest to Him.

• In the previous surah the messenger (saw) is instructed to recite –the Quran which can be read came down on the Night of Qadr.

• Angels were mentioned in the previous surah, and the descent of angels is described in this surah.

Which ones are among the meanings of Qadr?

(Please, tick all the correct answers.)

• Decree and Destiny

• Honour and Dignity

• Power and Constriction

• Repentance and forgiveness

• Pity and Tolerance

In this night, Allah revealed the whole Holy Qur'an from Lawh-e-Mahfuz (the Preserved Tablet) to the sky of this world. Then from sky of this world, it was revealed to the Holy Prophet through Angel Jibreel bit by bit in 23 years.

What are the two verbs that refer to these two events?

• Anzala and Nazzala

• Nazala and Tanazzala

• Warada and Awrada

• Wahy and Awha

• Rasala and Arsala

The Holy Prophet (saw) said, "If anyone establishes prayers during ............... faithfully, out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's rewards, all his past sins will be forgiven".

• The Night of Beraah

• The Night of Qadr

• The Day of Arafah

• The Night of Ragaib

• The Day of 'Iyd

What is the approximate meaning of this verse?

• What will explain to you what that Night of Glory is?

• We have sent it (Qur'an) down in the Night of Qadr (Decree).

• The Night of Glory is better than a thousand months.

• On that night the angels and the Spirit descend again and again.

"The Night of Qadr is better than one thousand months."

Which verse does this approximate meaning belong to?

• وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ

• لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ

• سَلَامٌ هِيَ حَتَّى مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِ

• إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ

The Holy Prophet instructed us to search for the Night of Qadr during ..........

• the even nights (22, 24, 26, 28 and 30) of the last ten days of Ramadan.

• the odd nights (21, 23, 25, 27 and 29) of the last ten days of Ramadan.

• the odd nights (21, 23, 25, 27 and 29) of Muharram.

• the even nights (22, 24, 26, 28 and 30) of the last ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah.

• the first ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah.

..................... descend in it by the permission of their Lord with His decrees for every affair.

• The revelation and the Spirit

• The revelation and the Jibreel

• The angels and the Spirit

• The angels and the wahy

What does the word "bi izni Rabbihim" (by the permission of their Lord) in the 4th verse of Surat al-Qadr indicate?

(More than one correct answers)

• The angels are desperately looking forward to seeing the believers.

• Angels do not have free will of their own.

• The angels come with all the commands that Allah (swt) has issued them with.

• This is a night of absolute peace in which there is no intervention of the shayateen.

• Allah (swt) makes sure that you understand that the angels cannot do anything without His permission and that they descend on this night with his permission.