97:1. Verily, We sent it [the Qur’an] down on the Night of Decree.^{1The Night of Decree (Lay lat al-Qadr) is a night in the month of Ramadan. It is called the Night of Decree because on that night Allah decrees whatever He wills for the coming year.}

97:2. And how could you know what the Night of Decree is?

97:3. The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.^{2According to many commentators, striving in worship on that night is better, in virtue and reward, than striving in worship in one thousand months that do not include that night.}

97:4. On that night the angels and the Spirit [Jibreel] descend by their Lord’s leave with all decrees [of blessings].

97:5. [It is a night of] peace and blessing until the break of dawn.

Here Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) says, highlighting the virtue and high status of the Qur’an:

﴾Verily, We sent it [the Qur’an] down on the Night of Decree﴿. This is like the verse in which Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) says:

﴾Verily, We sent it down during a blessed night, for We were to give warning.]”) (ad-Dukhan 44: 3/

That is because Allah te) began to send it down during Ramadan on Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Decree), and by means of it Allah bestowed comprehensive mercy upon His slaves for which they cannot give sufficient thanks.

Laylat al-Qadr is so called because of its immense status and virtue before Allah, and because on this night He decrees what will happen during the coming year of deaths, provision and other divine decrees.

He further highlights its great significance by saying: tjAnd how could you know what the Night of Decree is?﴿ For it is of great significance and immense importance.

﴾The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months﴿ that is, in its virtue it is equivalent to a thousand months, and deeds that are done on this night are better than deeds in a thousand months that do not contain this night.

This is something that is utterly astounding and amazing, that Allah (tte) has blessed this weak Ummah with a night on which good deeds are equivalent to and surpass a thousand months, which is the age of a man who lives for a very long time, eighty-odd years.

﴾On that night the angels and the Spirit [Jibreel] descend﴿ frequently ﴾by their Lord’s leave with all decrees [of blessings]. [It is a night of] peace and blessing﴿ that is, it is free of all ills and evils, because of its great goodness

﴾until the break of dawn﴿ that is, it begins at sunset and ends with the break of dawn.

There are many mutawatir hadiths that speak of its virtue, and state that it is in Ramadan, in the last ten nights, especially the odd-numbered nights, and it will continue to occur every year until the onset of the Hour.

Therefore the Prophet (ﷺ) used to observe i'tikaf and do a great deal of acts of worship during the last ten days and nights of Ramadan, hoping that they would coincide with Laylat al-Qadr. And Allah knows best.

this is the end of the commentary on Soorat al-Qadr.

All praise and thanks are for Allah, and may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). Ins family, and his Companions abundantly until the Day of Judgement.

SKJ .