Which Surah Ends With a Prayer Time?
ما هي السورة التي تنتهي بوقت من أوقات الصلاة؟
(Peace it is until the emergence of dawn.) [Al-Qadr 97:5]
(سَلَامٌ هِيَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِ) [القدر 97: 5]
1. Peace Until the Emergence of Dawn | سلام هي حتى مطلع الفجر
The surah closes: peace it is until the emergence of dawn (97:5). Ibn Kathir reports that Qatada and Ibn Zayd said: it is good throughout, with no evil in it until the rising of dawn; and al-Sha'bi said: it is the angels greeting the people in the mosques on the Night of Decree until dawn breaks.
سَلَامٌ هِيَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِ (سورة القدر: 5)
تختم السورة بقوله تعالى: (سلام هي حتى مطلع الفجر) (القدر 97: 5). ونقل ابن كثير عن قتادة وابن زيد قولهما: هي خير كلها، ليس فيها شر إلى مطلع الفجر، وعن الشعبي: تسليم الملائكة ليلة القدر على أهل المساجد حتى يطلع الفجر.
2. Sent Down on the Night of Decree | إنزال القرآن في ليلة القدر
The surah opens: indeed, We sent it down on the Night of Decree (97:1). Ibn Kathir explains that this is the blessed night of 44:3, and that it falls in Ramadan, the month in which the Quran was sent down (2:185). Ibn Abbas and others said: Allah sent the Quran down all at once from the Preserved Tablet to the House of Honour in the lowest heaven, then it came down in parts according to events over twenty-three years.
إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ (سورة القدر: 1)
افتتحت السورة بقوله تعالى: (إنا أنزلناه في ليلة القدر) (القدر 97: 1). وبين ابن كثير أنها الليلة المباركة التي قال الله فيها: (إنا أنزلناه في ليلة مباركة) (الدخان 44: 3)، وهي من شهر رمضان. قال ابن عباس وغيره: أنزل الله القرآن جملة واحدة من اللوح المحفوظ إلى بيت العزة من السماء الدنيا، ثم نزل مفصلا بحسب الوقائع في ثلاث وعشرين سنة.
3. Better Than a Thousand Months | خير من ألف شهر
Allah says: the Night of Decree is better than a thousand months (97:3). The Prophet said: whoever fasts Ramadan out of faith and hope of reward will have his past sins forgiven, and whoever stands in prayer on the Night of Decree out of faith and hope of reward will have his past sins forgiven (Sahih al-Bukhari 2014).
لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ (سورة القدر: 3)
قال تعالى: (ليلة القدر خير من ألف شهر) (القدر 97: 3). وقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: "من صام رمضان إيمانا واحتسابا غفر له ما تقدم من ذنبه، ومن قام ليلة القدر إيمانا واحتسابا غفر له ما تقدم من ذنبه" (صحيح البخاري 2014).
4. Seek It in the Odd Nights | تحروا ليلة القدر
The Prophet said: seek the Night of Decree in the odd nights of the last ten of Ramadan (Sahih al-Bukhari 2017). The surahs named after prayer times are covered in which surahs are named after prayer times, and the times of day the Quran names in the parts of daytime mentioned in the Quran.
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: "تحروا ليلة القدر في الوتر من العشر الأواخر من رمضان" (صحيح البخاري 2017).
Scholarly Insight: Ibn Kathir explains peace it is until the emergence of dawn (97:5) with the words of Qatada and Ibn Zayd: the night is good throughout, with no evil in it until dawn rises. Read more in the tafsir of Surah Al-Qadr.
Frequently Asked Questions | الأسئلة الشائعة
Which surah ends with a prayer time?
Surah Al-Qadr (97): peace it is until the emergence of dawn (97:5).
What does peace it is until the emergence of dawn mean?
Qatada and Ibn Zayd said: the night is good throughout, with no evil in it until dawn rises.
When should the Night of Decree be sought?
In the odd nights of the last ten of Ramadan (Sahih al-Bukhari 2017).
What is the reward for standing in prayer on the Night of Decree?
Whoever stands in prayer on it out of faith and hope of reward will have his past sins forgiven (Sahih al-Bukhari 2014).
Prepared by Eng. Ghada Homad, founder of IslamFAQ, researched and written in consultation with qualified scholars, reviewed by Professor Khaled Jassem Al-Houli, Associate Professor of Comparative Jurisprudence and Islamic Politics, Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies, University of Kuwait. Read more about the authors and this project →