Az-Zalzalah

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Az-Zalzalah is the 99th chapter of the Qur’an, known for its vivid depiction of the earthquake and upheaval of the Day of Judgment.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Az-Zalzalah canonical 3
Al-Zalzalah 1
Maa al-qari'ah 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Meccan surah
Qur'anic chapter
Surah of the Qur'an
associatedWith remembrance of the Day of Judgment
canonicalStatus part of the 114 surahs of the Qur'an
categoryInTafsir surahs about the Hereafter
chapterNumberInQuran 99
closingVerse "So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it, and whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it"
emphasizes individual accountability
no deed is too small to be judged
juz 30
mentions earth bearing witness to human deeds
earth casting out its burdens
earthquake shaking the earth violently
people asking about what is happening
people coming forth in scattered groups
recompense for an atom's weight of evil
recompense for an atom's weight of good
showing people their deeds
nameInArabic The Earthquake
surface form: الزلزلة
numberOfVerses 8
openingVerse "When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake"
positionInMushaf after Surah Al-Bayyinah
before Surah Al-Adiyat
recitationLanguage Arabic
remindsOf inevitability of divine reckoning
transience of worldly life
revealedIn Mecca
scripture Quran
surface form: Qur'an
style vivid eschatological imagery
subject Day of Judgment
accountability of deeds
earthquake of the Last Day
resurrection
weighing of good and evil deeds
theme certainty of the Final Hour
divine justice
moral responsibility
translationOfName The Earthquake
transliteration Az-Zalzalah
usedIn Islamic education
daily recitation by Muslims
verseCountType short verses

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Surah Az-Zalzalah name Az-Zalzalah
Surah Az-Zalzalah name Az-Zalzalah
this entity surface form: Al-Zalzalah
Surah Al-Qari'ah containsRhetoricalQuestion Az-Zalzalah
this entity surface form: Maa al-qari'ah
Al-Bayyinah precedesSurah Az-Zalzalah
The Earthquake hasOriginalTitle Az-Zalzalah