Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: {Indeed, We sent it down on the Night of Decree}
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Question:
The questioner asks and says: What is the exegesis of the noble verse, in the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful: [al-Qadr:1]? Did the Qur'an descend all at once? I have asked, and they told me that it descended from the Preserved Tablet. Is this correct? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Noble Qur'an descended upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in portions according to need and causes. The first thing to descend was the chapter (Iqra') on the Night of Decree. Therefore, it is true that it was sent down on the Night of Decree and that it was sent down in Ramadan, because its beginning was sent down on the Night of Decree in Ramadan. This is the apparent meaning of the scriptural evidence, because much of the Qur'an was sent down in Mecca outside of Ramadan, and much of it was sent down in Medina outside of Ramadan. It continued to descend in portions upon the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) according to events and causes. The chapter al-Ma'idah was sent down at the end of his life (peace and blessings be upon him), and it was sent down on a Friday, on the Day of 'Arafah, during the Farewell Pilgrimage, in the tenth year of his life (peace and blessings be upon him) and his migration... from his life after the migration. This verse: [al-Ma'idah:3] was sent down on a Friday, while he was standing at 'Arafah (peace and blessings be upon him), in the tenth year of the Hijrah.
And Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) and a group of others said: It was sent down to the lowest heaven in Ramadan on the Night of Decree, to the House of Glory, a house in the lowest heaven called the House of Glory. Every heaven has a house for the angels in which they worship, and the House of Glory is a house in the lowest heaven in which the angels worship. In the seventh heaven is the Frequented House, in which the angels also worship, and it is above... the Ka'bah on earth. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding it: meaning: the Frequented House Sahih Ibn Hibban 2:4
So according to this opinion—the opinion of Ibn 'Abbas—it was sent down to the House of Glory all at once, and then it descended in portions over twenty-three years according to events and causes. This is a strong opinion, adopted by a group of scholars. The first opinion is more apparent, that it was sent down from Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) through Gabriel to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) over twenty-three years, and that its beginning was sent down on the Night of Decree in Ramadan. And success is from Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
The questioner asks and says: What is the exegesis of the noble verse, in the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
Indeed, We sent the Qur'an down during the Night of Decree.
إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِAnswer:
The Noble Qur'an descended upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in portions according to need and causes. The first thing to descend was the chapter (Iqra') on the Night of Decree. Therefore, it is true that it was sent down on the Night of Decree and that it was sent down in Ramadan, because its beginning was sent down on the Night of Decree in Ramadan. This is the apparent meaning of the scriptural evidence, because much of the Qur'an was sent down in Mecca outside of Ramadan, and much of it was sent down in Medina outside of Ramadan. It continued to descend in portions upon the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) according to events and causes. The chapter al-Ma'idah was sent down at the end of his life (peace and blessings be upon him), and it was sent down on a Friday, on the Day of 'Arafah, during the Farewell Pilgrimage, in the tenth year of his life (peace and blessings be upon him) and his migration... from his life after the migration. This verse:
This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion.
الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الإِسْلامَ دِينًاAnd Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) and a group of others said: It was sent down to the lowest heaven in Ramadan on the Night of Decree, to the House of Glory, a house in the lowest heaven called the House of Glory. Every heaven has a house for the angels in which they worship, and the House of Glory is a house in the lowest heaven in which the angels worship. In the seventh heaven is the Frequented House, in which the angels also worship, and it is above... the Ka'bah on earth. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding it:
It is entered every day
إنه يدخله كل يومSeventy thousand angels, and then they do not return to it ever again
سبعون ألف ملك، ثم لا يعودون إليه آخر ما عليهمSo according to this opinion—the opinion of Ibn 'Abbas—it was sent down to the House of Glory all at once, and then it descended in portions over twenty-three years according to events and causes. This is a strong opinion, adopted by a group of scholars. The first opinion is more apparent, that it was sent down from Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) through Gabriel to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) over twenty-three years, and that its beginning was sent down on the Night of Decree in Ramadan. And success is from Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
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