Surah Al-Infitar — Part 1

1. سُورَةُ الإنفطار

The surah reminds us that the world will change on the Last Day and that every deed is recorded.

It is a Makki surah with 19 ayahs.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

• بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

2. إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ ﴿١﴾

When the sky breaks apart

• إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ ﴿١﴾

3. وَإِذَا ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتْ ﴿٢﴾

And when the stars fall, scattering,

• وَإِذَا ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتْ ﴿٢﴾

4. وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ ﴿٣﴾

And when the seas are erupted

• وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ ﴿٣﴾

5. وَإِذَا ٱلْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ ﴿٤﴾

And when the [contents of] graves are scattered [i.e., exposed],

• وَإِذَا ٱلْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ ﴿٤﴾

6. عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ ﴿٥﴾

A soul will [then] know what it has put forth and kept back.

• عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ ﴿٥﴾

7. Summary

Review the word-by-word meanings from ayahs 1–5 of Surah Al-Infitar.