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Qadariyyah (Arabic: قَدَرِيَّة, romanized: Qadariyya), also Qadarites or Kadarites, from qadar (), meaning "power", [1] [2] was originally a derogatory term designating early Islamic theologians who rejected the concept of predestination in Islam, qadr, and asserted that humans possess absolute free will, making them responsible for their actions, justifying divine punishment and ...
It is said that it was called al-Qadr because the annual destiny of every person will be determined by God. [9] Some say that if one stays awake at this night praying, reading Quran, or repenting, one will reach a high state. [10] Some have said that it was called al-Qadr because it is a grand and high-value night. [11]
Al-Qadr [1] (Arabic: القدر, "Power, Fate") is the 97th chapter of the Qur'an, with 5 āyāt or verses. It is a Meccan surah [2] which celebrates the night when the first revelation of what would become the Qur'an was sent down. The chapter has been so designated after the word al-qadr in the first verse. It is mainly about power.
The last 10 nights of Ramadan, including the night of Laylat al-Qadr, are important for Muslims, including a special night of worship.
(The name of the 97th surah of the Qur'an is known as Surat al-Qadr). Taqdeer Arabic: تقدیر also refers to predestination in Islam, the "absolute decree of the Divine", and comes from the same Q-D-R three consonant root, but is of a different "grammatical orders and thus not considered interchangeable" with Qadr. [16]
Qadr may refer to: Qadr (munition) Qadr (doctrine), of presdestination in Islam; Al-Qadr, chapter of the Qur'an; Laylat al-Qadr, Islamic festival during Ramadan commemorating the revelation of the Qur'an
Judaism and Christianity maintain that Moses brought the Ten Commandments down from Mount Sinai in the form of two tablets of stone. According to the Book of Exodus , God delivered the tablets twice, the first set having been smashed by Moses in his anger at the idol worship of the Israelites .
Muslims around my community (I live in Malaysia) believe that Laylat al-Qadr is when the whole Quran is revealed to prophet Muhammad. The anniversary of the revelation of first verses (sura al-Alaq) is celebrated on another day called Nuzul al-Quran, which is literally translated as the descend of Quran.