بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
The Striking Calamity -
سُورَةُ القَارِعَةِ
Al-Qaari'aThe Calamity
Meccan
11 verses~2 minNames the Day of Judgment “the Striking Calamity” and weighs each life on the scales — heavy with good, or fatally light.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
What is the Striking Calamity?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍۢ رَّاضِيَةٍۢ
He will be in a pleasant life.
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
But as for one whose scales are light,
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌۭ
His refuge will be an abyss.
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ
And what can make you know what that is?
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
About Surah Al-Qaari'a
Frequently asked questions
- How many verses are in Surah Al-Qaari'a?
- Surah Al-Qaari'a (The Calamity) is chapter 101 of the Quran and contains 11 verses.
- Was Surah Al-Qaari'a revealed in Mecca or Medina?
- Surah Al-Qaari'a is a Meccan surah — the 101th chapter of the Quran.
- What is Surah Al-Qaari'a about?
- Names the Day of Judgment “the Striking Calamity” and weighs each life on the scales — heavy with good, or fatally light.