Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Qadr, Ayah 1

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إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ
Indeed, We sent the Qur'an down during the Night of Decree.

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

And from his narration on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that he said regarding the interpretation of Allah's saying (Lo! We revealed it): '(Lo! We revealed it) He says: We sent Gabriel with the entire Qur'an to the scribes of the nether heaven (on the Night of Power) on the night of judgement and decree; it is also said this means: on a night blessed with forgiveness and mercy, and then it was revealed to the Prophet (pbuh) in instalments.

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Lo! We revealed it that is the Qur’ān in its entirety sending it down from the Preserved Tablet to the heaven of this world on the Night of Ordainment that is the Night of great eminence.

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