41. Laylatul Qadr (The Night of Power) Refers to Fatima Zahra (s.a.) – Surah al-Qadr (97:1-5)

إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ {1} وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ {2} لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ {3} تَنَزَّلُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِمْ مِنْ كُلِّ أَمْرٍ {4} سَلَامٌ هِيَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِ {5}

“Surely We revealed it on the grand night. And what will make you comprehend what the grand night is? The grand night is better than a thousand months. The angels and Gibreel descend in it by the permission of their Lord for every affair, Peace! it is till the break of the morning.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s.) says, surely We reavealed it in the grand night, Night refers to Janabe Fatima Zahra (s.a.). And the قدر is one who recognizes Janabe Fatima Zahra (s.a.) as is the right to recognize her, then surely he has recognized the night of Qadr. And she is named Fatima (s.a.) because the creation are spell-bounded (helpless) from acquiring her recognition. And the saying, the grand night is better than thousand months means she is better than one thousand believers and she is the mother of believers. The angels and Ruh descend in it, the believing angels who possess the knowledge of Aale Mohammed (a.s.), Ruh ul Qudoos means Janabe Fatima (s.a.) and Peace! It is till the break of morning means till the coming of Qaim (a.t.f.s.).¹

Footnotes

1. Tafsir Furat al-Kufi, Page 581, Al-Burhan fi Tafsir al-Qur’an, Vol. 5, Page 714, Behaar al-Anwaar, Vol. 43, page 65 ↩