Al-Qari'ah
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Al-Qari'ah is the 101st chapter of the Qur'an, known for its vivid depiction of the Day of Judgment and the weighing of human deeds.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Qari'ah canonical | 3 |
| Al-Qāriʿah | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meccan surah
ⓘ
Surah of the Qur'an ⓘ chapter of the Qur'an ⓘ |
| ArabicName | ٱلْقَارِعَة ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Islamic eschatology ⓘ |
| canonicalOrder | part of the 30th juz' (Juz' ʿAmma) ⓘ |
| centralQuestion | What is the Striking Calamity? ⓘ |
| classification | early Meccan surah ⓘ |
| focus |
accountability of human actions
ⓘ
ultimate destiny of humans ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Surah At-Takathur
ⓘ
surface form:
Surah At-Takāthur
|
| HaawiyahDescribedAs |
a blazing Fire
ⓘ
a deep pit ⓘ |
| imagery |
mountains like fluffed wool
ⓘ
people like scattered moths ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
heavy scales leading to blissful life
ⓘ
light scales leading to abyss ⓘ scales of deeds ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| literaryFeature |
intense rhetorical questioning
ⓘ
short, emphatic verses ⓘ vivid eschatological imagery ⓘ |
| mentions | Haawiyah ⓘ |
| numberOfVerses | 11 ⓘ |
| openingWord | ٱلْقَارِعَة ⓘ |
| placeOfRevelation | Mecca ⓘ |
| positionInQuran | 101 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Surah Al-Adiyat
ⓘ
surface form:
Surah Al-ʿĀdiyāt
|
| recitationPractice | recited in daily prayers by Muslims ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| scripture |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qur'an
|
| structure |
conclusion with fate of those with light scales
ⓘ
contrast between heavy and light scales ⓘ description of human condition on Judgment Day ⓘ opening depiction of the Calamity ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Qur'anic exegesis (tafsir) ⓘ |
| theme |
Day of Judgment
ⓘ
Resurrection ⓘ final recompense ⓘ weighing of deeds ⓘ |
| titleMeaningInEnglish |
The Calamity
ⓘ
surface form:
The Catastrophe
The Striker ⓘ The Calamity ⓘ
surface form:
The Striking Calamity
|
| transliteration | Al-Qāriʿah ⓘ |
| verse1Arabic | ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ⓘ |
| verse2Arabic | مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ⓘ |
| verse3Arabic | وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ⓘ |
| verseCountType | short verses ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Al-Qāriʿah