Summary:
Through verses of the holy Quran and the Prophetic narrations we can deduce that the Night of Qadr is in the holy month of Ramadan. In one verse, Allah (SWT) confirms that the Quran was revealed in the month of Ramadan.
Through verses of the holy Quran and the Prophetic narrations we can deduce that the Night of Qadr is in the holy month of Ramadan. In one verse, Allah (SWT) confirms that the Quran was revealed in the month of Ramadan,
The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. [1]
And in another chapter, it is made clear that the Quran was descended on the Night of Qadr,
“We have indeed revealed this (Quran) in the Night of Qadr.” [2]
In other verse, said:
“Indeed, We sent it down during a blessed night. Indeed, We were to warn [mankind].” [3]
Since in the first verse it was made clear that the Quran descended in the month of Ramadan, and in the second verse it was said that the Quran was revealed in the Night of Qadr, then we can conclude that the Night of Qadr is in the month of Ramadan. In addition to the verses of the holy Quran, narrations from Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) and from the Ahl al-Bait (the Imams) also confirm that the Night of Qadr is in the month of Ramadan. The Quran does not reveal the exact Night of Qadr, but the traditions give more detail as to which nights have a higher possibility to be the Night of Qadr. In these narrations, the infallibles have suggested that there is a strong possibility that the Night of Qadr may be on the 19th, 21st, or 23rd of Ramadan. However the 23rd of Ramadan has been given the strongest possibility for being the Night of Qadr.
Notes:
1. Al- Bagharh, verse 185 «شَهْرُ رَمَضانَ الَّذي أُنْزِلَ فيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُديً لِلنَّاسِ وَ بَيِّناتٍ مِنَ الْهُدي وَ الْفُرْقان»
2. Al- Qadr, verse 1 «إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْر »
3. Ad-Dukhan, verse 3 «انا انزلنا في ليله مباركه انا كنا منذرين »