101:1
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
AlqariAAa
The Striking Calamity -
Surah 101Meccan11 ayahs
Surah Al-Qari'ah
القارعة
“The Calamity”
About Surah Al-Qari'ah
Surah Al-Qari'ah (القارعة) is the 101st chapter of the Qur'an, a Meccan surah of 11 ayahs whose name means "The Calamity". It was the 30th surah revealed to the Prophet ﷺ. Read it in full below in Arabic with the English translation and phonetic transliteration, listen to the recitation, and start memorising it with SABR.
- Chapter
- 101 of 114
- Verses
- 11
- Revelation
- Meccan
- Revelation order
- 30
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Ayah 1 of 11
101:2
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
Ma alqariAAa
What is the Striking Calamity?
101:3
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
Wama adraka ma alqariAAa
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
101:4
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ
Yawma yakoonu annasu kalfarashialmabthooth
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,1
101:5
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
Watakoonu aljibalu kalAAihnialmanfoosh
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.1
101:6
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuh
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
101:7
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiya
He will be in a pleasant life.
101:8
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuh
But as for one whose scales are light,
101:9
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ
Faommuhu hawiya
His refuge1 will be an abyss.2
101:10
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ
Wama adraka ma hiya
And what can make you know what that is?
101:11
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ
Narun hamiya
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
Frequently asked about Surah Al-Qari'ah
How many verses (ayahs) are in Surah Al-Qari'ah?
Surah Al-Qari'ah has 11 ayahs (verses). It is the 101st chapter of the Qur'an.
Is Surah Al-Qari'ah Meccan or Medinan?
Surah Al-Qari'ah is a Meccan surah, revealed before the Hijrah. It was the 30th surah revealed.
What does Surah Al-Qari'ah mean?
The name "Al-Qari'ah" (القارعة) means "The Calamity" in English.
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