Al-Qari'ah · Ayah 1
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
The Striking Calamity -
Quran 101:1 (Al-Qari'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
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Surah Al-Qari'ah
The Calamity · 11 ayahs · Makkah · Juz 30 · Page 600
سورة القارعة
Surah Al-Qari'ah
Surah Al-Qari'ah is chapter 101 of the Quran, with 11 ayahs, revealed in Makkah. The surah begins in juz 30, on page 600 of the Madinah mushaf. Its name means “The Calamity”, and it was the 30th surah to be revealed. The Arabic follows the Uthmani text from Tanzil and the translation is Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2).
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Al-Qari'ah · Ayah 2
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
What is the Striking Calamity?
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Al-Qari'ah · Ayah 3
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
Quran 101:3 (Al-Qari'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qari'ah · Ayah 4
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,[1975]
Translator's notes
[1975] The people will be as such after having been expelled from their graves.
Quran 101:4 (Al-Qari'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qari'ah · Ayah 5
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.[1976]
Translator's notes
[1976] i.e., beginning to disintegrate.
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Al-Qari'ah · Ayah 6
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
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Al-Qari'ah · Ayah 7
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
He will be in a pleasant life.
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Al-Qari'ah · Ayah 8
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
But as for one whose scales are light,
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Al-Qari'ah · Ayah 9
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ
His refuge[1977] will be an abyss.[1978]
Translator's notes
[1977] Literally, "mother" (a man's original refuge) , which will envelop him as in an embrace. [1978] i.e., the pit of Hellfire.
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Al-Qari'ah · Ayah 10
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ
And what can make you know what that is?
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Al-Qari'ah · Ayah 11
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
Quran 101:11 (Al-Qari'ah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Frequently asked questions
How many ayahs are in Surah Al-Qari'ah?
11 ayahs. Al-Qari'ah is chapter 101 and was revealed in Makkah.
Which juz is Surah Al-Qari'ah in?
Juz 30. Its first ayah is on page 600 of the Madinah mushaf.
What does the name Al-Qari'ah mean?
The name Al-Qari'ah means “The Calamity”.
Where do the Arabic text and the translation come from?
The Arabic is the Tanzil Uthmani text (version 1.1) and the translation is Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2). Both are shown exactly as published, unchanged.
Text sources
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Arabic text · Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), Uthmani text version 1.1, CC BY 3.0, copied without changes
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Translation · English Translation - Noor International Center · QuranEnc.com v1.1.2
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Juz & pages · Tanzil Quran Metadata 1.0 (Madinah mushaf, 604 pages), CC BY 3.0