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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.
Some have said that it was called al-Qadr because it is a grand and high-value night. [11] Other names such as "Laylat al-'Azama" (Arabic: ليلة العظمة; night of the greatness) and "Laylat al-Sharaf" (Arabic: ليلة الشرف; lit. ' night of the honor ') have also been used. [12]
Al-Qadir had reports of Mahmud's victories read publicly in the mosques, a gesture that historian Tayeb El-Hibri describes as a barely veiled gibe against the Buyids, and in turn rewarded Mahmud with lofty titles, walī amīr al-muʾminīn ('friend of the commander of the faithful') and yamīn al-dawla wa amīn al-milla ('right hand of the ...
The last 10 nights of Ramadan, including the night of Laylat al-Qadr, are important for Muslims, including a special night of worship.
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
Abd al-Qadir or Abdulkadir (Arabic: عبد القادر) is a male Muslim given name. It is formed from the Arabic words Abd, al-and Qadir. The name means "servant of who can do everything", Al=The. Al-Qādir being one of the names of Allah in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. [1] [2]
Two other names for Jerusalem also derive from the Q-D-S root: Bayt al-Muqqadas ("the holy house") and Bayt al-Maqdis. [19] [22] [23] The wider area around Jerusalem, or the Holy Land, is referred to in Arabic and in Islamic sources as al ard al-muqaddasa (also Bilād al-Muqaddasa), as it is full of shrines and connections to prophets and saints.
The phrase al-Baḥrayn (or el-Baḥrēn, il-Baḥrēn), the Arabic for Bahrain, showing the prefixed article.. Al-(Arabic: ٱلْـ, also romanized as el-, il-, and l-as pronounced in some varieties of Arabic), is the definite article in the Arabic language: a particle (ḥarf) whose function is to render the noun on which it is prefixed definite.