Chapter 101 · 11 verses
Al-Qaari'a
The Calamity
القارعة
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
101:1
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ١
English
The Striking Disaster!
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101:2
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ٢
English
What is the Striking Disaster?
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101:3
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ٣
English
And what will make you realize what the Striking Disaster is?
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101:4
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ٤
English
˹It is˺ the Day people will be like scattered moths
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101:5
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ٥
English
and the mountains will be like carded wool.
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101:6
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ٦
English
So as for those whose scale is heavy ˹with good deeds˺
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101:7
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ٧
English
they will be in a life of bliss.
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101:8
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ٨
English
And as for those whose scale is light
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101:9
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ٩
English
their home will be the abyss.
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101:10
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ١٠
English
And what will make you realize what that is?
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101:11
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ١١
English
˹It is˺ a scorching Fire.
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About Surah Al-Qaari'a (The Calamity)
Named "the Striking Calamity" (al-Qāriʿah), a Meccan sūrah on the Day of weighing, when scales heavy with good lead to bliss.
- Chapter
- 101 of 114
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Period
- Meccan
- Verses
- 11
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah Al-Qaari'a about?
Named "the Striking Calamity" (al-Qāriʿah), a Meccan sūrah on the Day of weighing, when scales heavy with good lead to bliss.
How many verses are in Surah Al-Qaari'a?
Surah Al-Qaari'a (The Calamity) has 11 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah Al-Qaari'a Meccan or Madinan?
Surah Al-Qaari'a is a Meccan (Makkī) sūrah, revealed in Mecca.
What number is Surah Al-Qaari'a in the Qurʾān?
Surah Al-Qaari'a is the 101st chapter (sūrah) of the Holy Qurʾān.