Surah Al-Qari'ah — Part 1

1. سُورَةُ القارعة

The surah describes the great calamity and the weighing of deeds that decides a person's final home.

It is a Makki surah with 11 ayahs.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

• بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

2. ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ﴿١﴾

The Striking Calamity -

• ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ﴿١﴾

3. مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ﴿٢﴾

What is the Striking Calamity?

• مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ﴿٢﴾

4. وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ﴿٣﴾

And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?

• وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ﴿٣﴾

5. يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ ﴿٤﴾

It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,

• يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ ﴿٤﴾

6. وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ ﴿٥﴾

And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.

• وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ ﴿٥﴾

7. Summary

Review the word-by-word meanings from ayahs 1–5 of Surah Al-Qari'ah.