Surah Al-Qari'ah — Part 1

Ayahs 1–5 with word-by-word meanings. Read the bilingual lesson for Surah Al-Qari'ah — Part 1 and test your understanding with a focused quiz.

Lesson

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

2. ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ﴿١﴾

The Striking Calamity -

3. مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ﴿٢﴾

What is the Striking Calamity?

4. وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ﴿٣﴾

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

5. يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ ﴿٤﴾

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

6. وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ ﴿٥﴾

And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.

7. Summary

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

Practice questions

Question 1

Choose the meaning of ٱلْقَارِعَةُ.

  • The Striking Calamity
  • What
  • And what
  • will make you know

Question 2

Complete the word-by-word translation.

Question 3

Complete the word-by-word translation.

Question 4

Complete the word-by-word translation.

Question 5

Complete the word-by-word translation.

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