Surah Al-Qadr · Ayah 2·Makkī

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وَمَآ مَا ﴿٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree?

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 5 words

Recitation · 7 points across 4 rule families

  • Qalqalah2
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 19 letters · āyah 2 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 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 44:4 · Ad-Dukhaanclose

    فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ

    On that night is made distinct every precise matter -

  • Quran 73:5 · Al-Muzzammilclose

    إِنَّا سَنُلْقِى عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيلًا

    Indeed, We will cast upon you a heavy word.

  • Quran 73:6 · Al-Muzzammilclose

    إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ ٱلَّيْلِ هِىَ أَشَدُّ وَطْـًٔا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا

    Indeed, the hours of the night are more effective for concurrence [of heart and tongue] and more suitable for words.

  • Quran 86:3 · At-Taariqclose

    ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

    It is the piercing star -

  • Quran 89:5 · Al-Fajrrelated

    هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ

    Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?

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 97:32 shared roots

    لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ

    ل-ي-لق-د-ر

  • Al-Qadr 97:32 shared roots

    لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ

    ل-ي-لق-د-ر

  • Saba 34:182 shared roots

    وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ ٱلْقُرَى ٱلَّتِى بَٰرَكْنَا فِيهَا قُرًى ظَٰهِرَةً وَقَدَّرْنَا فِيهَا ٱلسَّيْرَ سِيرُوا۟ فِيهَا لَيَالِىَ وَأَيَّامًا ءَامِنِينَ

    ل-ي-لق-د-ر

  • Al-An'aam 6:962 shared roots

    فَالِقُ ٱلْإِصْبَاحِ وَجَعَلَ ٱلَّيْلَ سَكَنًا وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ حُسْبَانًا ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ

    ل-ي-لق-د-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 97:2?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 97:2 include Quran 17:12 (Surah Al-Israa), Quran 44:4 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan), Quran 73:5 (Surah Al-Muzzammil), and Quran 73:6 (Surah Al-Muzzammil). For example, 17:12 reads: “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…” 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 97:2 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 97:2 (Surah Al-Qadr, The Power, Fate) reads: “And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree?”

Which surah is verse 97:2 in?

Quran 97:2 is āyah 2 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 97:2?

Tartīl presents Quran 97:2 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.