The Holy Quran 44:5 — Surah Ad-Dukhan

Arabic text

أَمْرًا مِّنْ عِندِنَآ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ

Translation

...as a command proceeding from Us (the duties of the angels for the forthcoming year are delegated to them on this night). We are certainly the ones who send (the Ambiyaa عليهم الصلاة والسلام to people)...

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The Night of the Decisions of Divine Decree: that is, the wise and irrevocable decisions of qada' and qadar (divine decree and predestination) concerning the whole year are, on this magnificent night, copied from the Preserved Tablet and handed over to those angels who work in the various departments of the governance of creation.

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