Surah 97. Al-Qadr, Ayah 5
| سَلَامٌ هِيَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِ |
| Transliteration | : | salaam hiya h.attaa mat.lac al- fajr |
| Pickthall | : | (That night is) Peace until the rising of the dawn. |
| Asad | : | does it make secure,5 until the rise of dawn. |
| Malik | : | that night is the night of Peace, till the break of dawn. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Peace!... This until the rise of Morn! 6220 |
Note - 5Lit., "it is salvation (salam, see surah {5}, note [29])
- i.e., it makes the believer secure from all spiritual
evil: thus Mujahid (as quoted by Ibn Kathir), evidently
implying that a conscious realization of the sanctity of
this night acts as a shield against unworthy thoughts and
inclinations.
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Note - 6220When the Night of spiritual darkness is dissipated by the
glory of Allah, a wonderful Peace and a sense of Security
arise in the soul. And this lasts on until this life
closes, and the glorious Day of the new world dawns, when
everything will be on a different plane, and the
chequered nights and days of this world will be even less
than a dream.
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Lit., "it is salvation (salam, see surah {5}, note [29]) - i.e., it makes the believer secure from all spiritual evil: thus Mujahid (as quoted by Ibn Kathir), evidently implying that a conscious realization of the sanctity of this night acts as a shield against unworthy thoughts and inclinations. |
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When the Night of spiritual darkness is dissipated by the glory of Allah, a wonderful Peace and a sense of Security arise in the soul. And this lasts on until this life closes, and the glorious Day of the new world dawns, when everything will be on a different plane, and the chequered nights and days of this world will be even less than a dream. |
