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Surah Al-Qari'ah (undefined)

سُورَةُ القَارِعَةِ

Surah 101 of the Holy Quran · Meccan · 11 verses

Also spelled: Qari'ah, Al Qari'ah, AlQari'ah, The Calamity

Surah Al-Qari'ah (undefined) is the 101th chapter of the Holy Quran. It was revealed in Mecca and contains 11 verses (ayahs). Read it below with the Arabic text, transliteration, or open it as interactive flashcards to memorize it verse by verse.

  1. 101:1

    ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

    Al qaari'ah

  2. 101:2

    مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

    Mal qaariah

  3. 101:3

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ

    Wa maa adraaka mal qaari'ah

  4. 101:4

    يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ

    Yauma ya koonun naasu kal farashil mabthooth

  5. 101:5

    وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ

    Wa ta koonul jibalu kal 'ihnil manfoosh

  6. 101:6

    فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

    Fa-amma man thaqulat mawa zeenuh

  7. 101:7

    فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍۢ رَّاضِيَةٍۢ

    Fahuwa fee 'ishatir raadiyah

  8. 101:8

    وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

    Wa amma man khaffat mawa zeenuh

  9. 101:9

    فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌۭ

    Fa-ummuhu haawiyah

  10. 101:10

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ

    Wa maa adraaka maa hiyah

  11. 101:11

    نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ

    Naarun hamiyah

About Surah Al-Qari'ah

Al-Qari'ah, the Striking Calamity, names one of the terms for the Day of Judgment and pictures people scattered like moths and mountains like carded wool. It describes the weighing of deeds, where the one whose scales are heavy with good lives in a pleasant life, and the one whose scales are light meets a different end.

Themes: The Striking Calamity, The Day of Judgment, Weighing of deeds, Reward and loss

Arabic: Uthmani script (Hafs). Translation: Arabic. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. See Sources for full attribution.