Tafsir al-Tustari

Sahl al-Tustari — b. 203 AH / 818 CE · d. 283 AH / 896 CE Sunni (Sufi) Early Sufi Master

Tafsir al-Tustari al-Qadr القَدْر (Power, Fate, The Majesty) 5 verses · Meccan

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
97:1 ›
إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ
Abdel Haleem
We sent it down on the Night of Glory
Sahl al-Tustari

Lo! We revealed it on the Night of Great Merit.He said:On the Night of Great Merit [the descent of] mercy upon His servants was decreed.His words, Exalted is He:

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97:2 ›
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ
Abdel Haleem
What will explain to you what that Night of Glory is
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97:3 ›
لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ
Abdel Haleem
The Night of Glory is better than a thousand months
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97:4 ›
تَنَزَّلُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍ
Abdel Haleem
on that night the angels and the Spirit descend again and again with their Lord’s permission on every task
Sahl al-Tustari

(The angels and the Spirit descend by the leave of their Lord) with every command.! Peace�That is, safety from the cutting off (qaṭʿ) of the states [lit. moments, awqāt] of those who have gnosis of Him (ʿārifūna bihi), and those who preserve with Him the limits of the ordinances concerning the commands and prohibitions.But God, Glorified and Exalted is He, knows best.His words, Exalted is He:

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97:5 ›
سَلَامٌ هِيَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِ
Abdel Haleem
[there is] peace that night until the break of dawn
Sahl al-Tustari

(The angels and the Spirit descend by the leave of their Lord) with every command.! Peace�That is, safety from the cutting off (qaṭʿ) of the states [lit. moments, awqāt] of those who have gnosis of Him (ʿārifūna bihi), and those who preserve with Him the limits of the ordinances concerning the commands and prohibitions.But God, Glorified and Exalted is He, knows best.His words, Exalted is He:

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