سُوْرَةُ الدُّخَانِ
Surah Ad-Dukhaan (44) — Ayah 3
إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
We sent it (this Qur’ân) down on a blessed night [(i.e. night of Al-Qadr, Sûrah No. 97) in the month of Ramadân - the 9th month of the Islâmic calendar]. Verily, We are ever warning [mankind that Our Torment will reach those who disbelieve in Our Oneness of Lordship and in Our Oneness of worship].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّآ
innā
Indeed, We
أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ
anzalnāhu
revealed it
فِى
fī
in
لَيْلَةٍۢ
laylatin
a Night
مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍ ۚ
mubārakatin
Blessed
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, We
كُنَّا
kunnā
[We] are
مُنذِرِينَ
mundhirīna
(ever) warning
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
3. 1. The blessed night (لَیْلَۃُ الْقَدْرِ) refers to Laylat al-Qadr, as is explicitly mentioned at another place (شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِيْٓ اُنْزِلَ فِيْهِ الْقُرْاٰنُ) 2. (al-Baqarah:185) The Quran was revealed in the month of Ramadan; this Laylat al-Qadr is one of the odd nights of the last ten nights of Ramadan. Here, the Night of Decree is called the blessed night. How can there be any doubt about its being blessed, when firstly, the Quran was revealed in it; secondly, the angels and the Spirit (Jibril) descend in it; thirdly, all the events to occur in the coming year are decided in it (as will be mentioned ahead); and fourthly, worship in this night is better than worship of a thousand months (83 years and 4 months). The meaning of the Quran’s revelation in Laylat al-Qadr or the blessed night is that from this very night, the revelation of the Quran to the Prophet ﷺ began. That is, for the first time, the Quran was revealed to him in this night, or it means that from the Preserved Tablet, the Quran was sent down to Bayt al-‘Izzah, which is in the lowest heaven, on this night. Then from there, as needed and as appropriate, it continued to be revealed to the Prophet ﷺ over a period of 33 years at different times.
