Sūrah hii inazungumzia usiku mkuu uliowekwa ahadi, ambao ulimwengu wote unauadhimisha kwa furaha na sala. Ni usiku wa muunganiko kamili kati ya dunia hii na jamii ya juu kabisa. Usiku ule uliashiria mwanzo wa kuteremshwa kwa Qur’ān kwa Muĥammad ﷺ, tukio lisilo na mfano katika historia ya binadamu kwa utukufu wake na kwa umuhimu wake kwa maisha ya binadamu kwa ujumla. Ukuu wake uko mbali zaidi ya uwezo wa kibinadamu wa kuelewa. “Hakika Sisi tumeiteremsha [yaani Qur’ān] katika Usiku wa Qadri. Na nini kitakachokujulisha ni nini Usiku wa Qadri? Usiku wa Qadri ni bora kuliko miezi elfu.” (Aya 1-3)

This sūrah speaks about the promised great night which the whole universe marks with joy and prayer. It is the night of perfect communion between this world and the Supreme society. That night marked the beginning of the revelation of the Qur’ān to Muĥammad (peace be upon him), an event unparalleled in the history of mankind for its splendour and the significance it has for the life of mankind as a whole. Its greatness is far beyond human perception. “From on high have We bestowed it [i.e. the Qur’ān] on the Night of Power. Would that you knew what the Night of Power is! The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.” (Verses 1-3)

Matamko ya Qur'ani yanayoeleza tukio hili kuu yanang'aa kwa nuru safi na inayomulika ya Mwenyezi Mungu: "Kwa hakika Sisi tumeiteremsha katika Usiku wa Heshima." (Aya ya 1) Pia kuna nuru ya malaika na Roho inayosafiri kati ya ardhi na jamii ya juu kabisa. "Usiku huo malaika na Roho hushuka kwa idhini ya Mola wao, kwa kila amri." (Aya ya 4) Zaidi ya hayo, pia kuna nuru ya alfajiri ambayo sura inaiwakilisha kuwa inapatana kikamilifu na nuru ya Qur'ani na ya malaika, pamoja na roho yao ya amani: "Usiku huo ni amani mpaka kuchomoza kwa alfajiri." (Aya ya 5)

The Qur’ānic statements which relate this great event radiate with God’s clear and shining light: “From on high We bestowed it on the Night of Power.” (Verse 1) There is also the light of the angels and the Spirit moving between the earth and the Supreme society. “On that night the angels and the Spirit by their Lord’s leave descend with all His decrees.” (Verse 4) In addition, there is also the light of dawn which the sūrah represents as perfectly harmonious with the light of the Qur’ān and the angels as well as with their spirit of peace: “That night is peace, till the break of dawn.” (Verse 5)

Usiku huo ni usiku uleule unaotajwa katika Sūrah 44, Ad-Dukhān: "Tumeuteremsha (yaani Qur'ani) katika usiku uliobarikiwa, kwa kuwa Sisi ni Wenye kuonya; katika usiku huo kila jambo la hekima hufafanuliwa, kuwa ni amri itokayo kwetu. Hakika Sisi ndio tuliokuwa tukiwatuma Mitume, kuwa ni rehema itokayo kwa Mola wako Mlezi. Hakika Yeye ndiye Msikivu, Mjuzi." (44: 3-6) Imethibitika wazi kuwa ni usiku katika mwezi wa Ramadhani, kama ilivyoelezwa katika Sūrah 2, Al-Baqara: "Mwezi wa Ramadhani ndio ule ambao ndani yake Qur'ani iliteremshwa, ikiwa ni mwongozo kwa watu, na dalili zilizo wazi za uongofu na upambanuzi (wa haki na batili)." () Hii ina maana kwamba Usiku wa Qadr uliashiria mwanzo wa kuteremshwa kwa Qur'ani kwa Mtume ﷺ na utume wake wa kuifikisha kwa wanadamu.