The Calamity

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Meccan surah Quran surah chapter of the Quran

The Calamity is an English rendering of "Al-Qari'ah," the 101st chapter of the Qur'an, which vividly describes the cataclysmic Day of Judgment and the weighing of human deeds.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
The Calamity canonical 2
The Striking Calamity 2
The Catastrophe 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Meccan surah ⓘ
Quran surah ⓘ
chapter of the Quran ⓘ
addresses all humanity ⓘ
associatedConcept divine justice ⓘ
moral reckoning ⓘ
terror of the Final Hour ⓘ
canonicalOrder 101st surah in the standard Quranic order ⓘ
describes cataclysmic events of the Last Day ⓘ
mountains like carded wool ⓘ
people scattered like moths ⓘ
emphasizes certainty of the Day of Judgment ⓘ
individual responsibility ⓘ
focus belief in the Hereafter ⓘ
moral accountability ⓘ
hasArabicName ٱلْقَارِعَة ⓘ
hasEnglishTitle The Calamity self-link ⓘ
The Calamity self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Striking Calamity

The Striking Hour ⓘ
hasTransliteration Al-Qari'ah ⓘ
surface form: Al-Qāriʿah
language Arabic ⓘ
literaryDevice repetition for emphasis ⓘ
rhetorical questions ⓘ
mentions heavy scales leading to a pleasant life ⓘ
light scales leading to a blazing Fire ⓘ
scales of deeds ⓘ
numberOfVerses 11 ⓘ
openingWords ٱلْقَارِعَةُ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ⓘ
partOf Quran ⓘ
period early Meccan period ⓘ
positionInMushaf after Surah Quraysh (106) ⓘ
before Surah At-Takathur (102) ⓘ
promises a pleasant life for those with heavy good deeds ⓘ
religiousTradition Islam ⓘ
revealedIn Mecca ⓘ
scriptureType Quranic revelation ⓘ
style short, emphatic verses ⓘ
vivid imagery ⓘ
surahNumber 101 ⓘ
theme Consequences of human actions ⓘ
Day of Judgment ⓘ
Resurrection ⓘ
Weighing of deeds ⓘ
verseStructure short Meccan verses ⓘ
warnsOf Hellfire ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Surah Al-Qari'ah → name → The Calamity ⓘ
Al-Qari'ah → titleMeaningInEnglish → The Calamity ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Striking Calamity
Al-Qari'ah → titleMeaningInEnglish → The Calamity ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Catastrophe
The Calamity → hasEnglishTitle → The Calamity self-link ⓘ
The Calamity → hasEnglishTitle → The Calamity self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Striking Calamity
Al-Qari'atu → describedAs → The Calamity ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Catastrophe