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Qadr, ({{ia|قدر}}) in Arabic, means measure and limit or value of something or destiny.<ref>Qarashī, ''Qāmūs al-Qurʾān'', vol. 5, p. 246-247.</ref> Some reasons have been offered for its naming: | Qadr, ({{ia|قدر}}) in Arabic, means measure and limit or value of something or destiny.<ref>Qarashī, ''Qāmūs al-Qurʾān'', vol. 5, p. 246-247.</ref> Some reasons have been offered for its naming: | ||
* It is said that it was called al-Qadr because the annual destiny of every person will be determined by [[God]]. | * It is said that it was called al-Qadr because the annual destiny of every person will be determined by [[God]].<ref>Ṭabāṭabāʾī, ''al-Mīzān'', vol. 20, p. 561.</ref> | ||
* Some say that if one stays awake at this night, one will reach a high state. | * Some say that if one stays awake at this night, one will reach a high state.<ref>Qadamyārī, ''Shab-i qadr dar ghazaliyyāt-i Ḥāfiz'', p. 180.</ref> | ||
* Some have said that it was called al-Qadr because it is a grand and high-value night. | * Some have said that it was called al-Qadr because it is a grand and high-value night.<ref>Makārim Shīrāzī, ''Tafsīr-i nimūnih'', vol. 27, p. 188.</ref> | ||
Other names such as "Laylat al-'Azama" (Arabic:{{ia|ليلة العظمة}}; night of the greatness) and "Laylat al-Sharaf" (Arabic:{{ia|ليلة الشرف}}; night of the honor) have also be mentioned for this night. | Other names such as "Laylat al-'Azama" (Arabic:{{ia|ليلة العظمة}}; night of the greatness) and "Laylat al-Sharaf" (Arabic:{{ia|ليلة الشرف}}; night of the honor) have also be mentioned for this night.<ref>Majīdī Khāmene, ''Shabhā-yi qadr dar Iran'', p. 1.</ref> | ||
==Place and Significance== | ==Place and Significance== | ||
The Night of Qadr is the most superior and the most important night of the year in the Islamic culture. According to a hadith from the [[Prophet (s)]], the Night of Qadr is a divine endowment to Muslims, which was not enjoyed by any of the past nations. There is a full [[sura]] in the Qur'an characterizing and praising the Night of Qadr, and thus it is called | The Night of Qadr is the most superior and the most important night of the year in the Islamic culture.<ref>Turbatī, ''Hamrāh bā maʿṣūmān dar shab-i Qadr'', p. 33.</ref> According to a hadith from the [[Prophet (s)]], the Night of Qadr is a divine endowment to Muslims, which was not enjoyed by any of the past nations.<ref>Makārim Shīrāzī, ''Tafsīr-i nimūnih'', vol. 27, p. 190.</ref> There is a full [[sura]] in the Qur'an characterizing and praising the Night of Qadr, and thus it is called [[Sura al-Qadr]].<ref>Makārim Shīrāzī, ''Tafsīr-i nimūnih'', vol. 27, p. 178.</ref> In this sura, the value of the Night of Qadr is said to be greater than one thousand months.<ref>Qur'an 97:2.</ref> Verses one to six of [[Qur'an 44]] are also concerned with the importance and events of the Night of Qadr.<ref>Qur'an 44:1-6.</ref> | ||
According to a hadith from [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]], the best month is Ramadan, and the heart of the month of Ramadan is the Night of Qadr. There is a hadith from the Prophet (s) to the effect that the Night of Qadr is the head of all nights. According to sources of hadiths and [[jurisprudence]], the Days of Qadr are as virtuous and valuable as its Nights. In some hadiths, [[Lady Fatima (a)]] is referred to as the secret of the Night of Qadr. According to these hadiths, if one recognizes the status of Fatima (a), he will recognize the Night of Qadr. For Shi'as, the Nights of Qadr are doubly important because events such as the [[martyrdom]] of [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] occurred in the last ten days of the month of Ramadan. In addition to [[recommended]] practices of these nights, the Shi'as also [[mourn]] for Imam Ali (a). | According to a hadith from [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]], the best month is Ramadan, and the heart of the month of Ramadan is the Night of Qadr.<ref>Ḥuwayzī, ''Tafsīr nūr al-thaqalayn'', vol. 5, p. 918.</ref> There is a hadith from the Prophet (s) to the effect that the Night of Qadr is the head of all nights.<ref>Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 40, p. 54.</ref> According to sources of hadiths and [[jurisprudence]], the Days of Qadr are as virtuous and valuable as its Nights.<ref>Ṭūsī, ''Tahdhīb al-aḥkām'', vol. 4, hadith 101, p. 331.</ref> In some hadiths, [[Lady Fatima (a)]] is referred to as the secret of the Night of Qadr.<ref>Kulaynī, ''al-Kāfī'', vol. 1, p. 479; Furāt al-Kūfī, ''Tafsīr furāt al-kūfī'', p. 581; Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 25, p. 97.</ref> According to these hadiths, if one recognizes the status of Fatima (a), he will recognize the Night of Qadr.<ref>Furāt al-Kūfī, ''Tafsīr furāt al-kūfī'', p. 581.</ref> For Shi'as, the Nights of Qadr are doubly important because events such as the [[martyrdom]] of [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] occurred in the last ten days of the month of Ramadan. In addition to [[recommended]] practices of these nights, the Shi'as also [[mourn]] for Imam Ali (a).<ref>Majīdī Khāmene, ''Shabhā-yi qadr dar Iran'', p. 19.</ref> | ||
===Revelation of the Qur'an=== | ===Revelation of the Qur'an=== | ||