In the Quran
إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ فِي لَيۡلَةِ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ لَيۡلَةُ ٱلۡقَدۡرِ خَيۡرٞ مِّنۡ أَلۡفِ شَهۡرٖ تَنَزَّلُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذۡنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمۡرٖ سَلَٰمٌ هِيَ حَتَّىٰ مَطۡلَعِ ٱلۡفَجۡرِIndeed, We sent it [i.e., the Qur’ān] down during the Night of Decree. And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree? The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months. The angels and the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter. Peace it is[1956] until the emergence of dawn.
When to seek it
تَحَرَّوْا لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فِي الْوِتْرِ مِنَ الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَSeek Laylat al-Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten nights of Ramadan.
In expected Ramadan 1448, the last ten nights start with the night of the 21st (around the evening of Friday 26 February 2027) and the 27th night around 5 March 2027, subject to moon sighting.
The supplication the Prophet ﷺ taught
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّيO God, You are Pardoning and love pardon, so pardon me.
Its signs
تَطْلُعُ الشَّمْسُ صَبِيحَةَ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ لَا شُعَاعَ لَهَاThe sun rises on the morning after it without rays.
How to spend it
- Night prayer, Quran and supplication.
- Retreat (itikaf) in the mosque for those able.
- Charity, kindness and keeping family ties.
Frequently asked questions
Is Laylat al-Qadr always the 27th?
Its exact night is not fixed; the 27th is the most hoped for according to many scholars, but it is sought on all the odd nights of the last ten.
Texts and translations are under scholarly review.