Ha-Mim and the Clear Book — The Oath by the Blessed Night

tadabbur Level: basic akhirah td-040

إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ فِي لَيۡلَةٍ مُّبَٰرَكَةٍ

— الدخان 3

Verse: "Ha-Mim. By the clear Book. Indeed We sent it down on a blessed night." (44:1-3)

"The blessed night": Laylat Al-Qadr — said to be in Ramadan. On it every wise matter is decreed: "In it every wise matter is ordained" — meaning destinies, provisions, and lifespans for the coming year are written.

Lesson: One night — Laylat Al-Qadr — changes the destinies of an entire year. What is neglected in it cannot be compensated throughout the year.

Source: Ibn Kathir (7/228); Al-Sadi; Al-Qurtubi (16/124)

Question: What happens on "the blessed night" according to the verse?

Answer: "Every wise matter is ordained in it" — destinies, provisions, and lifespans for the coming year are divinely decreed with wisdom.