Al-Qari'atu

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Al-Qari'atu is the striking, cataclysmic event described at the beginning of Surah Al-Qari'ah in the Qur'an, referring to the Day of Judgment.

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Al-Qari'atu canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic eschatological concept
Qur'anic term
event of the Day of Judgment
addressedTo all humanity
appearsInQuranJuz 30
associatedWith Islamic eschatology
divine judgment
resurrection
canonicalStatus part of the Qur'anic text accepted by all major Islamic schools
consequenceIncludes punishment for light scales of good deeds
reward for heavy scales of good deeds
weighing of deeds
contrastedWith worldly life
describedAs The Calamity
surface form: the Catastrophe

the Striking Calamity
the Striking Event
describedBy imagery of mountains like fluffed wool
imagery of people like scattered moths
emphasizedBy repeated questioning 'And what can make you know what Al-Qari'ah is?'
repeated questioning 'What is Al-Qari'ah?'
eschatologicalRole marks the beginning of final judgment
signals cosmic upheaval
grammaticalForm feminine active participle (اسم فاعل) pattern
hasQuranicChapterNumber 101
hasRootLetters Q-R-A (ق ر ع)
intendedTo encourage righteous deeds
induce fear of divine accountability
warn about the reality of the Hereafter
interpretedBy classical Muslim scholars
contemporary Muslim scholars
language Arabic
mentionedIn Surah Al-Qari'ah
moralImplication necessity of preparing for the Hereafter
quranicSurahType Meccan surah
recitedIn daily Muslim prayers and supplications
refersTo Day of Judgment
surface form: the Day of Judgment

the final cataclysmic event
relatedConcept Al-Haqqah
As-Sa'ah
Day of Judgment
surface form: Yawm al-Qiyamah
revealedInContextOf early Islamic preaching in Mecca
rootMeaning to knock
to strike
scripture Quran
surface form: Qur'an
studiedIn tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis)
themeOf Surah Al-Qari'ah

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Surah Al-Qari'ah openingVerse Al-Qari'atu