The Angels of Laylat al-Qadr

The angels of the Night of Decree are the angels who descend on the Night of Decree by their Lord's permission with every matter of peace, as in Al-Qadr 4 "the angels and the Spirit descend". They are among the clearest reported works of the angels in the Qur'an ^{1 2}.

• Al-Qadr 1, Al-Qadr 2, Al-Qadr 3, Al-Qadr 4, and Al-Qadr 5: the whole surah of Al-Qadr, in which "the angels and the Spirit descend by their Lord's permission with every matter of peace" ¹.
• In the tafsir, "the Spirit" here is Jibril, and the angels descend with every matter ².
• In a narration, "the angels" in the verse are those who descend with peace upon the people of the earth ².

• In a narration of al-Bukhari on the description of the Night of Decree "the angels descend on the Night of Decree..." ³.
• In the hadith "whoever stands in prayer on the Night of Decree in faith and seeking reward, his past sins are forgiven" ^{3 4}.
• In a narration that Jibril descended upon the Prophet ﷺ on the Night of Decree ³.
• In a hadith that "the angels" on the Night of Decree are those who record the deeds ⁵.

Ibn Kathir details that "the angels" in Al-Qadr 4 are those who descend with peace, and that "the Spirit" is Jibril ². Al-Qurtubi holds that "with every matter of peace" in the verse means that whatever good and benefit God commands descends with the angels ⁶.

• They descend on the Night of Decree by their Lord's permission with every matter of peace ¹.
• "The Spirit" in the verse is Jibril in the view of the majority of exegetes ².
• In a narration they descend with peace upon the people of the earth ².

• "Angels of the Night of Decree" is a technical name; the Qur'an calls them "the angels" in Al-Qadr 4 ¹.
• In it is evidence of the greatness of the Night of Decree, that it is better than a thousand months ¹.
• Their companion in this topic is the angels on its page.