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 Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
3. Indeed, We sent it down on a blessed [1] night, for surely We intended to warn [2].
[1]
﴿ليلة القدر﴾ and Shab-e-Barat are the Same Night:
That is, the night in which the Quran was revealed was a night of great goodness and blessing. Because on this night, arrangements were being made for the guidance of the entire world. At this place, this night has been called ﴿لَیْلَۃٍ مُّبَارَکَۃٍ﴾, and in Surah Al-Qadr, it is called ﴿لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ﴾, meaning the night of great value and status, or the night in which important matters are decided, as is clarified in the next verse. The meaning of both is the same; in other words, the same night is called ﴿لَیْلَۃٍ مُّبَارَکَۃٍ﴾ here and ﴿لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ﴾ in Surah Al-Qadr. And it is also explicitly mentioned in Surah Al-Baqarah that this night was a night of the blessed month of Ramadan. [2: 185]
And in authentic hadiths, it is also explicitly mentioned that this night is one of the odd nights of the last ten nights of Ramadan. And according to most opinions, it is the twenty-seventh night of Ramadan. However, based on some unauthentic narrations, some people have considered these to be two separate nights, that is, they understood ﴿لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ﴾ to be in the last ten nights of Ramadan, and ﴿لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ﴾ to be the fifteenth night of the month of Sha'ban, and named it Shab-e-Qadr or Shab-e-Barat. Whereas the word "Shab" is the Persian translation of ﴿ليلة﴾, and the word "Barat" was used in place of "Qadr." Thus, by translating ﴿لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ﴾ into Persian, they made it into another night and started celebrating its festival, and began to set off firecrackers and fireworks on it. In other words, what the Hindus do on the occasion of Dussehra, the Muslims, by associating it with Shab-e-Barat, fulfilled their desire for celebrating festivals. As for the question of whether the entire Quran was revealed on this night, as apparently understood from this Surah and Surah Al-Qadr, the answer is that the entire Quran was transferred from the Preserved Tablet to the angels, especially Jibreel (Gabriel) عليه السلام, or the entire Quran was sent down to the lowest heaven. Then, from there, it was revealed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as needed over twenty-three years. However, the first five verses of Surah Al-Alaq were revealed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the Cave of Hira on this very night.
[2] That is, our purpose in revealing the Noble Quran was that, through it, all the people of the world may be warned about their end, and they may be warned of the punishment for their misguidance and evil deeds.
[1]
﴿ليلة القدر﴾ and Shab-e-Barat are the Same Night:
That is, the night in which the Quran was revealed was a night of great goodness and blessing. Because on this night, arrangements were being made for the guidance of the entire world. At this place, this night has been called ﴿لَیْلَۃٍ مُّبَارَکَۃٍ﴾, and in Surah Al-Qadr, it is called ﴿لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ﴾, meaning the night of great value and status, or the night in which important matters are decided, as is clarified in the next verse. The meaning of both is the same; in other words, the same night is called ﴿لَیْلَۃٍ مُّبَارَکَۃٍ﴾ here and ﴿لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ﴾ in Surah Al-Qadr. And it is also explicitly mentioned in Surah Al-Baqarah that this night was a night of the blessed month of Ramadan. [2: 185]
And in authentic hadiths, it is also explicitly mentioned that this night is one of the odd nights of the last ten nights of Ramadan. And according to most opinions, it is the twenty-seventh night of Ramadan. However, based on some unauthentic narrations, some people have considered these to be two separate nights, that is, they understood ﴿لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ﴾ to be in the last ten nights of Ramadan, and ﴿لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ﴾ to be the fifteenth night of the month of Sha'ban, and named it Shab-e-Qadr or Shab-e-Barat. Whereas the word "Shab" is the Persian translation of ﴿ليلة﴾, and the word "Barat" was used in place of "Qadr." Thus, by translating ﴿لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ﴾ into Persian, they made it into another night and started celebrating its festival, and began to set off firecrackers and fireworks on it. In other words, what the Hindus do on the occasion of Dussehra, the Muslims, by associating it with Shab-e-Barat, fulfilled their desire for celebrating festivals. As for the question of whether the entire Quran was revealed on this night, as apparently understood from this Surah and Surah Al-Qadr, the answer is that the entire Quran was transferred from the Preserved Tablet to the angels, especially Jibreel (Gabriel) عليه السلام, or the entire Quran was sent down to the lowest heaven. Then, from there, it was revealed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as needed over twenty-three years. However, the first five verses of Surah Al-Alaq were revealed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the Cave of Hira on this very night.
[2] That is, our purpose in revealing the Noble Quran was that, through it, all the people of the world may be warned about their end, and they may be warned of the punishment for their misguidance and evil deeds.
