English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
The Night of Destiny is better than a thousand months.
English - Five Volume Translation
The Night of Destiny is better than a thousand months.
Commentary:
ألف (a thousand) being the highest number of count in Arabic signifies a number beyond count, and the verse means, that the Night of Destiny is better than countless number of months, i.e. the period of the Holy Prophet is infinitely better and superior to all other periods put together. Or the verse may signify that the sacrifices which the Muslims were required to make at Mecca in the night of their distress and agony which had taken out of their lives all light and happiness, were infinitely greater than those sacrifices which they made afterwards.
The word شھر also means a learned man. The verse in this sense may signify that the mysteries of spiritual sciences and heavenly knowledge which will be revealed in the Book which is being revealed in the Night of Decree are greater in quantity and superior in quality than the knowledge produced by the concerted and combined efforts of all learned men.
The verse, however, embodies an allusion to the appearance of Divine Reformers among the Muslims when they would stand in need of them. One thousand months roughly make one century and the Holy Prophet is reported to have said that God would continue to raise from among his followers, at the head of every century, a Reformer who would regenerate Islam and give it new life and new vigour (Majah). Thus لیلة القدر (Night of Destiny) may signify the period of each one of these Divine Reformers.
English - Short Commentary Translation
The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.
Alf (a thousand), being the highest number of count in Arabic, signifies a number beyond count, and the verse means that the Night of Decree or Destiny is better than countless number of months, i.e. the period of the Holy Prophet is infinitely better than and superior to all other periods put together. The verse embodies an allusion to the appearance of Divine Reformers among the Muslims when the latter would stand in need of them. One thousand months roughly make one century and the Holy Prophet is reported to have said that God will continue to raise from among his followers, at the head of every century, a Divine Reformer who would regenerate Islam and give it a new life and new vigour (Majah).
اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ
قدر کی رات ہزار مہینوں سے بہتر ہے۔
French
La Nuit de Al-Qadr vaut mieux que mille mois.
German
Die Nacht Al-Qadr ist besser als tausend Monde.
Italian
La Notte del destino vale più di mille mesi.
Spanish
La Noche del Destino es mejor que un millar de meses.
اردو تفسیرِ صغیر
یہ (عظیم الشان) تقدیروں والی رات تو ہزار مہینے سے بھی بہتر ہے۔
حدیثوں سے پتہ لگتا ہے کہ ہزار سال فَیْجِ اَعْوَج کے ہوں گے۔ چنانچہ رسول کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم فرماتے ہیں۔ خَیْرُ الْقُرُوْنِ قَرْنِیْ ثُمَّ الَّذِیْنَ یَلُوْنَھُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِیْنَ یَلُوْنَھُمْ (بخاری) یعنی سب سے بہتر صدی وہ ہے جس میں َمیں ہوں۔ اس کے بعد وہ صدی بہتر ہوگی جو اس کے بعد آئے گی اور پھر اس کے بعد آنے والی صدی اور پھر فَیْجِ اَعْوَج ہوگا (مشکوٰۃ) پس ہزار مہینہ سے ہزار سال مراد ہیں اور سال بھی وہ مراد ہیں جن میں رسول کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کا سایہ سکڑ گیا تھا اور بدی پھیل گئی تھی۔ اسی کی طرف اشارہ کرکے اس آیت میں کہا گیا ہے کہ یہ روحانی رات
اردو ترجمہ مودودی
شب قدر ہزار مہینوں سے زیادہ بہتر ہے
English - Sahih
The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.
اردو ترجمہ احمد علی
شب قدر ہزار مہینوں سے بہتر ہے
English - Talal Itani
(The) Night (of) Power (is) better than a thousand month(s).
English - Arberry
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months;
English - Maududi
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
English - Ahmed Ali
Better is the Night of Determination than a thousand months.
English - Yusuf Ali
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
English - Five Volume Commentary *
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Commentary:
ألف (a thousand) being the highest number of count in Arabic signifies a number beyond count, and the verse means, that the Night of Destiny is better than countless number of months, i.e. the period of the Holy Prophet is infinitely better and superior to all other periods put together. Or the verse may signify that the sacrifices which the Muslims were required to make at Mecca in the night of their distress and agony which had taken out of their lives all light and happiness, were infinitely greater than those sacrifices which they made afterwards.
The word شھر also means a learned man. The verse in this sense may signify that the mysteries of spiritual sciences and heavenly knowledge which will be revealed in the Book which is being revealed in the Night of Decree are greater in quantity and superior in quality than the knowledge produced by the concerted and combined efforts of all learned men.
The verse, however, embodies an allusion to the appearance of Divine Reformers among the Muslims when they would stand in need of them. One thousand months roughly make one century and the Holy Prophet is reported to have said that God would continue to raise from among his followers, at the head of every century, a Reformer who would regenerate Islam and give it new life and new vigour (Majah). Thus لیلة القدر (Night of Destiny) may signify the period of each one of these Divine Reformers.
English - Short Commentary Notes *
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Alf (a thousand), being the highest number of count in Arabic, signifies a number beyond count, and the verse means that the Night of Decree or Destiny is better than countless number of months, i.e. the period of the Holy Prophet is infinitely better than and superior to all other periods put together. The verse embodies an allusion to the appearance of Divine Reformers among the Muslims when the latter would stand in need of them. One thousand months roughly make one century and the Holy Prophet is reported to have said that God will continue to raise from among his followers, at the head of every century, a Divine Reformer who would regenerate Islam and give it a new life and new vigour (Majah).
English - Pickthall
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
English - Muhammad Ali ra
The Night of Majesty is better than a thousand months.
English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ra
The Night of Decrees is better than a thousand months.