**Lailatul Qadr** (Arabic: لیلة القدر‎) also known as Shab-e-Qadr,is the Night of **Destiny**, Night of **Power**, Night of **Value**, the Night of **Decree** or Night of **Measures**,  
  
It is the anniversary of the night Muslims believe the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.  
  
Allah says in the Holy Quran:

>We have indeed revealed this (Message) in the Night of Power:  
 And what will explain to thee what the night of power is?  
 The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.  
 Therein come down the angels and the Spirit by Allah's permission, on every errand:  
 Peace!...This until the rise of dawn!  
—Sura 97 (Al-Qadr), āyāt 1-5 
  

Another important factor related to this night is that in it every decreed matter is conveyed as mentioned in the Holy Quran:

>We sent it (Quran) down on a blessed Night. We were to warn [mankind]. Therein (in that Night) is decreed every matter of ordainment. Amran (i.e. a command or this Quran or His Decree of every matter) from Us. Verily, We are ever sending (the Messenger) (As) a Mercy from your Lord. He is the Hearing, the Knowing. Ad-Dukhaan 44: 3-6