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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Fatima Zahra’ in the Noble Qur’an Suratul Qadr, (The Night of) Ordainment or Power This chapter was revealed in Mecca and contains 5 verses In the Name of Allah, the All-Beneficent, the All-Merciful Contents of Suratul Qadr As it is understood from the name, this chapter refers to the revelation of the Noble Qur’an on the Night of Ordainment (al-Qadr) and then it describes the importance of the night and the blessings within it.

Was this chapter revealed in Mecca or Medina? Amongst the commentators it is widely known as a Meccan chapter, although some hold that it was revealed in Medina as a narration states that the Noble Prophet  dreamt that the Ummayads were climbing his pulpit (mimbar). It disturbed the Prophet to have such a dream and thus Suratul Qadr was revealed to comfort him.

(Therefore, some believe that the verse: “The Night of Ordainment is better than a thousand months” refers to the length of time that the Ummayads governed, which was about one thousand months). In addition, we know that the masjid and mimbar (pulpit) were established in Medina and not in Mecca.[^1] However as it has been stated above, the chapter is known as Meccan and the opinion may be a kind of application and not related directly to the occasion of revelation.