Night of Decree
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Night of Decree is the holiest night in the Islamic calendar, believed to be when the Quran was first revealed to Prophet Muhammad and when divine decrees for the coming year are set.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Night of Decree canonical | 11 |
| The Night of Decree | 3 |
| Night of Decree (Laylat al-Qadr) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1324365 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Night of Decree Context triple: [Ramadan, associatedNightMeaning, Night of Decree]
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A.
Decree of War to the Death
The Decree of War to the Death was a 1813 proclamation by Simón Bolívar during the Venezuelan War of Independence that authorized extreme measures against Spanish loyalists, marking a brutal escalation of the conflict.
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B.
Ten Days of Repentance
Ten Days of Repentance is the Jewish High Holy Days period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur devoted to introspection, seeking forgiveness, and spiritual renewal.
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C.
Day of Revolt
Day of Revolt refers to the mass nationwide protests that erupted in Egypt on January 25, 2011, marking the dramatic beginning of the Egyptian Revolution against President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.
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D.
Fast of Gedaliah
The Fast of Gedaliah is a minor Jewish fast day commemorating the assassination of Gedaliah ben Ahikam and the subsequent end of Jewish autonomy after the First Temple’s destruction.
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E.
Yad ha-Chazakah
Yad ha-Chazakah is a monumental 12th-century legal code by Maimonides that systematically organizes and clarifies all areas of Jewish law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Night of Decree Target entity description: Night of Decree is the holiest night in the Islamic calendar, believed to be when the Quran was first revealed to Prophet Muhammad and when divine decrees for the coming year are set.
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A.
Decree of War to the Death
The Decree of War to the Death was a 1813 proclamation by Simón Bolívar during the Venezuelan War of Independence that authorized extreme measures against Spanish loyalists, marking a brutal escalation of the conflict.
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B.
Ten Days of Repentance
Ten Days of Repentance is the Jewish High Holy Days period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur devoted to introspection, seeking forgiveness, and spiritual renewal.
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C.
Day of Revolt
Day of Revolt refers to the mass nationwide protests that erupted in Egypt on January 25, 2011, marking the dramatic beginning of the Egyptian Revolution against President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.
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D.
Fast of Gedaliah
The Fast of Gedaliah is a minor Jewish fast day commemorating the assassination of Gedaliah ben Ahikam and the subsequent end of Jewish autonomy after the First Temple’s destruction.
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E.
Yad ha-Chazakah
Yad ha-Chazakah is a monumental 12th-century legal code by Maimonides that systematically organizes and clarifies all areas of Jewish law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic belief
ⓘ
Islamic holy night ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Laylat al-Qadr
ⓘ
Night of Destiny ⓘ Night of Power ⓘ |
| arabicName |
Laylat al-Qadr
ⓘ
surface form:
ليلة القدر
|
| associatedBelief |
angels descend by permission of their Lord
ⓘ
peace until the break of dawn ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
intensive prayer
ⓘ
iʿtikaf (spiritual retreat) in the mosque ⓘ night vigil (qiyam al-layl) ⓘ recitation of the Quran ⓘ supplication (duʿa) ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| associatedWithText | Quran ⓘ |
| believedEvent | first revelation of the Quran to Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| believedReward | forgiveness of past sins for one who stands in prayer with faith and hope ⓘ |
| calendarMonth | Ramadan ⓘ |
| category |
Islamic holidays
ⓘ
Islamic terminology ⓘ Ramadan observances ⓘ |
| commemorates | beginning of Quranic revelation ⓘ |
| commonlyObservedOn | 27th night of Ramadan ⓘ |
| describedIn | Quran ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine decree
ⓘ
forgiveness of sins ⓘ revelation ⓘ worship and devotion ⓘ |
| holiestNightIn |
Hijri calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic calendar
|
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext | sought during the last ten nights of Ramadan ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | last third of Ramadan ⓘ |
| mentionedInSurah |
Surah Ad-Dukhan
ⓘ
surface form:
Surah ad-Dukhan
Surah Al-Qadr ⓘ
surface form:
Surah al-Qadr
|
| observedBy | Muslims worldwide ⓘ |
| quranicPhrase | "better than a thousand months" ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Qadr (Divine Decree)
ⓘ
surface form:
Qadr (divine decree)
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| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| spiritualSignificance |
night better than a thousand months
ⓘ
night of great mercy and forgiveness ⓘ night when annual divine decrees are set ⓘ |
| timeWithinMonth |
last ten nights of Ramadan
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odd-numbered nights of the last ten nights of Ramadan ⓘ |
| uncertainExactDate | true ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Night of Decree Description of subject: Night of Decree is the holiest night in the Islamic calendar, believed to be when the Quran was first revealed to Prophet Muhammad and when divine decrees for the coming year are set.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Night of Decree
this entity surface form:
Night of Decree (Laylat al-Qadr)
this entity surface form:
The Night of Decree
this entity surface form:
The Night of Decree