Surah Az-Zalzalah
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Surah Az-Zalzalah is a short chapter of the Quran that vividly describes the cataclysmic earthquake of the Last Day and the precise accounting of human deeds.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| follows Surah Az-Zalzalah | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meccan surah
ⓘ
Quranic surah ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
encouragement to do good deeds
ⓘ
fear of the Hereafter ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
accounting of deeds
ⓘ
earthquake of the Last Day ⓘ final judgment ⓘ resurrection ⓘ |
| chapterType | short Makki chapter ⓘ |
| describes |
people questioning what is happening
ⓘ
the earth bearing witness to human deeds ⓘ the earth expelling its burdens ⓘ the earth shaking violently ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
divine justice
ⓘ
moral accountability ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
the Day of Resurrection
ⓘ
surface form:
Day of Resurrection
individual responsibility ⓘ testimony of the earth ⓘ |
| genre | eschatological passage ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| name |
Az-Zalzalah
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Zalzalah
Az-Zalzalah ⓘ Idha Zulzilat al-Ard ⓘ The Earthquake ⓘ |
| numberOfVerses | 8 ⓘ |
| openingWords | Idha zulzilat al-ardu zilzalaha ⓘ |
| partOf | 30th juz of the Quran ⓘ |
| placeOfRevelation | Mecca ⓘ |
| positionInQuran | 99 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| revealedTo |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| scripturalOrder |
comes after Surah Al-Bayyinah
ⓘ
Surah Al-Adiyat ⓘ
surface form:
comes before Surah Al-Adiyat
|
| scripture | Quran ⓘ |
| teaches |
even an atom’s weight of evil will be seen
ⓘ
even an atom’s weight of good will be seen ⓘ every deed will be shown ⓘ |
| usedIn |
daily recitation by Muslims
ⓘ
memorization for beginners ⓘ |
| verseCountType | short verses ⓘ |
| warnsAbout | consequences of human actions ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
follows Surah Az-Zalzalah