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Laylat al-Qadr: its signs and the last ten nights

Short answerLaylat al-Qadr is better than a thousand months. It is sought in the odd nights of the last ten of Ramadan, and many scholars consider the 27th night the most likely. The best supplication is: “O God, You are Pardoning and love pardon, so pardon me.” The Prophet ﷺ did not fix its date exactly so that believers would strive on every night.

In the Quran

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 ٱلۡفَجۡرِ

我在那高贵的夜间确已降示它， 你怎能知道那高贵的夜间是什么？ 那高贵的夜间，胜过一千个月， 众天使和鲁哈〔吉卜利里，〕奉他们的养主的命令，为一切事务而在那夜间降临， 那夜间全是平安的，直到黎明显著的时候。

Al-Qadr 97:1–5

When to seek it

Hadith
تَحَرَّوْا لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فِي الْوِتْرِ مِنَ الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ

Seek Laylat al-Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten nights of Ramadan.

Al-Bukhari 2017

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

Hadith
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي

O God, You are Pardoning and love pardon, so pardon me.

At-Tirmidhi 3513, Ibn Majah 3850

Its signs

Hadith
تَطْلُعُ الشَّمْسُ صَبِيحَةَ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ لَا شُعَاعَ لَهَا

The sun rises on the morning after it without rays.

Muslim 762

How to spend it

  • Night prayer, Quran and supplication.
  • Retreat (itikaf) in the mosque for those able.
  • Charity, kindness and keeping family ties.

常见问题

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.

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