Surah Al-Qadr · Ayah 3·Makkī

3

مِّنْ ﴿٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 5 roots in 5 of 6 words

Recitation · 8 points across 5 rule families

  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Light rāʾ3
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)2
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

6 words · 20 letters · āyah 3 of 5

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 86:1 · At-Taariqclose

    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

    By the sky and the night comer -

  • Quran 86:3 · At-Taariqclose

    ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

    It is the piercing star -

  • Quran 73:7 · Al-Muzzammilclose

    إِنَّ لَكَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ سَبْحًا طَوِيلًا

    Indeed, for you by day is prolonged occupation.

  • Quran 73:5 · Al-Muzzammilclose

    إِنَّا سَنُلْقِى عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيلًا

    Indeed, We will cast upon you a heavy word.

  • Quran 17:12 · Al-Israaclose

    وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ ءَايَتَيْنِ فَمَحَوْنَآ ءَايَةَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَجَعَلْنَآ ءَايَةَ ٱلنَّهَارِ مُبْصِرَةً لِّتَبْتَغُوا۟ فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَلِتَعْلَمُوا۟ عَدَدَ ٱلسِّنِينَ وَٱلْحِسَابَ وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ فَصَّلْنَٰهُ تَفْصِيلًا

    And We have made the night and day two signs, and We erased the sign of the night and made the sign of the day visible that you may seek bounty from your Lord and may know the…

  • Quran 35:13 · Faatirclose

    يُولِجُ ٱلَّيْلَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فِى ٱلَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِى لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لَهُ ٱلْمُلْكُ وَٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِن قِطْمِيرٍ

    He causes the night to enter the day, and He causes the day to enter the night and has subjected the sun and the moon - each running [its course] for a specified term. That is…

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Al-Qadr 97:12 shared roots

    إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ

    ل-ي-لق-د-ر

  • Al-Qadr 97:12 shared roots

    إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ

    ل-ي-لق-د-ر

  • Al-Qadr 97:22 shared roots

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ

    ل-ي-لق-د-ر

  • Al-Qadr 97:22 shared roots

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ

    ل-ي-لق-د-ر

  • As-Sajda 32:52 shared roots

    يُدَبِّرُ ٱلْأَمْرَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ يَعْرُجُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥٓ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ مِّمَّا تَعُدُّونَ

    أ-ل-فق-د-ر

  • Al-Ma'aarij 70:42 shared roots

    تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ

    أ-ل-فق-د-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 97:3?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 97:3 include Quran 86:1 (Surah At-Taariq), Quran 86:3 (Surah At-Taariq), Quran 73:7 (Surah Al-Muzzammil), and Quran 73:5 (Surah Al-Muzzammil). For example, 86:1 reads: “By the sky and the night comer -” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 97:3 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 97:3 (Surah Al-Qadr, The Power, Fate) reads: “The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.”

Which surah is verse 97:3 in?

Quran 97:3 is āyah 3 of Surah Al-Qadr (The Power, Fate), chapter 97 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 5 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 97:3?

Tartīl presents Quran 97:3 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.