Which was revealed in MakkahIn Musnad Al-Bazzar, it is recorded from Abu At-Tufayl `Amir bin Wathilah from Zayd bin Harithah that the Messenger of Allah said to Ibn Sayyadإِنِّي قَدْ خَبَأْتُ خَبْأً فَمَا هُوَ؟»I am concealing something, what is it And the Messenger of Allah was concealing Surat Ad-Dukhan from him. He Ibn Sayyad said "It is Ad-Dukh." The Messenger of Allah said,اخْسَأْ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ كَانَ»Be off with you! Whatever Allah wills happens.بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Qur'an was revealed on Laylatul-QadrAllah tells us that He revealed the Magnificent Qur'an on a blessed night, Laylatul-Qadr the Night of Decree, as He says elsewhereإِنَّا أَنزَلْنَـهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ Verily, We have sent it down in the Night of Al-Qadr 971. This was in the month of Ramadan, as Allah tells usشَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِى أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُThe month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur'an 2185. We have already quoted the relevant Hadiths in the Tafsir of Surat Al-Baqarah, and there is no need to repeat them كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَVerily, We are ever warning. means, telling them what is good for them and what is harmful for them, according to Shari`ah, so that the proof of Allah may be established against His يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ Therein that night is decreed every matter, Hakim. means, on Laylatul-Qadr, the decrees are transferred from Al-Lawh Al-Mahfuz to the angelic scribes who write down the decrees of the coming year including life span, provision, and what will happen until the end of the year. This was narrated from Ibn `Umar, Mujahid, Abu Malik, Ad-Dahhak and others among the means decided or confirmed, which cannot be changed or altered. Allah saysأَمْراً مِّنْ عِنْدِنَآAs a command from Us. meaning, everything that happens and is decreed by Allah and the revelation that He sends down - it all happens by His command, by His leave and with His كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَVerily, We are ever sending, means, to mankind, sending Messenger who will recite to them the clear signs of Allah. The need for this was مِّن رَّبِّكَ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ رَّبُّ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَاAs a mercy from your Lord. Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower. The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, means, the One Who sent down the Qur'an is the Lord, Creator and Sovereign of the heavens and the earth and everything in between كُنتُمْ مُّوقِنِينَif you but have a faith with certainty. Then Allah saysلاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ يُحْىِ وَيُمِيتُ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ الاٌّوَّلِينَ La ilaha illa Huwa. He gives life and causes death - your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers. This is like the Ayahقُلْ يَأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًا الَّذِى لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ لا إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ يُحْىِ وَيُمِيتُSay "O mankind! Verily, I am sent to you all as the Messenger of Allah - to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. La ilaha illa Huwa. He gives life and causes death... 7158