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Surah al-Qadr ayah 3

Arabic text

Laylatu'l-qadr khayrun min alfi shahr

The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months

The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah:

Ahmad ibn Hanbal reported from Abu Huraira that the Prophet said when the month of Ramadan approached: "People, the month of Ramadan has come. The month of blessings has come. It is a month in which fasting is ordained. During this month the gates of Paradise are flung open, the gates of Hell are closed, and the devils are chained. The month contains a night which is superior to a thousand months. One who is deprived of its merits is truly unfortunate." Bukhari and Muslim reported a hadith that the Prophet said, "One who stands in worship in this night with faith, hoping for reward from Allah, is forgiven all the sins committed earlier."