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Striving for Laylatul Qadr

  Tafsir  al-Qadr : 1-5 إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ (1) وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ (2) لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ (3) تَنَزَّلُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِمْ مِنْ كُلِّ أَمْرٍ (4) سَلَامٌ هِيَ حَتَّى مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِ (5) (1)We have indeed revealed This ( Quran) In the night of power:  (2) and what will explain to Thee what the night of power is?  (3) The night of power is better than a thousand months. (4) Therein come down the angels and the spirit by Allah ’s permission, on every errand:  (5) Peace!…This until the rise of morn! ( Al Qadr : 1-5). In the Quran , this surah is the 97th. There are some differences of opinion regarding the status of this surah that consists of 5 ayah. Some mufassirs such as Ibn ‘Abbas, Ibn Marduyah, Ibn al-Zubair, and ‘Aisha, classified this surah as Makiyyah. [1]  While some others classified it as Madaniyyah. Some of the latter are al-Waqidi, who said that this surah was first rev