Surah At-Takwir

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Meccan surah Quranic surah

Surah At-Takwir is the 81st chapter of the Quran, a Meccan surah known for its vivid depiction of the cataclysmic events of the Day of Judgment and affirmation of the Prophet Muhammad’s revelation.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Surah At-Takwir canonical	8
At-Takwir	5
At-Takwīr	1
سورة التكوير	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Meccan surah ⓘ Quranic surah ⓘ
addresses	deniers of the Hereafter ⓘ
affirms	Prophet Muhammad does not withhold revelation ⓘ Prophet Muhammad is not mad ⓘ Quran is conveyed by a noble messenger ⓘ Quran ⓘ surface form: Quran is not the word of a devil
arabicName	Surah At-Takwir self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: سورة التكوير
category	early Meccan revelation ⓘ
chapterNumber	81 ⓘ
containsOathBy	dawn ⓘ night ⓘ stars ⓘ
emphasizes	certainty of resurrection ⓘ individual responsibility ⓘ truthfulness of the Prophet ⓘ
followedBy	Surah Al-Infitar ⓘ
juz	30 ⓘ
mainTheme	Affirmation of the truth of Prophet Muhammad’s revelation ⓘ Description of events of the Day of Judgment ⓘ
mentions	Hellfire set ablaze ⓘ Paradise brought near ⓘ heaven stripped away ⓘ infant girl buried alive being questioned ⓘ mountains set in motion ⓘ pregnant she-camels neglected ⓘ scrolls laid open ⓘ seas set ablaze ⓘ souls being paired ⓘ stars losing their light ⓘ sun being folded up ⓘ wild beasts gathered ⓘ
name	Surah At-Takwir self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: At-Takwir
numberOfVerses	29 ⓘ
partOf	Quran ⓘ
placeOfRevelation	Mecca ⓘ
precededBy	Surah Abasa ⓘ
recitationMerit	reported virtues in hadith literature ⓘ
recitationUsage	often recited in Salah ⓘ
style	short, powerful verses ⓘ vivid imagery ⓘ
subject	Accountability of human beings before God ⓘ Cosmic upheaval at the end of the world ⓘ Refutation of accusations against the Prophet ⓘ Status of the Quran as divine revelation ⓘ
translationOfName	The Folding Up ⓘ The Overthrowing ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

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

Quran → hasPart → Surah At-Takwir ⓘ

Surah Abasa → followedBy → Surah At-Takwir ⓘ

Surah At-Takwir → name → Surah At-Takwir self-linksurface differs ⓘ