| الزلزلة Al-Zalzalah The Earthquake | |
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| Classification | Medinan(contested) |
| Position | Juzʼ 30 |
| No. ofverses | 8 |
| No. of words | 36 |
| No. of letters | 156 |
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Al-Zalzalah (Arabic:الزلزلة,al-zalzalah,meaning: "The Earthquake") is the 99th chapter (surah) of theQur'an, composed of 8ayat or verses. Although it is usually classified as aMedinan surah, the period during which the surah was revealed is not unanimously agreed upon by Qur'anic exegetes. The topic is a comingDay of Judgement for humans.
The surah begins by describing how on the Day of Judgment, the Earth will give off a terribleearthquake and "throw up her burdens". Through the inspiration of God, the Earth will bear witness to the actions of men it has witnessed. According to Michael Sells, the earth opening up and bearing forth her secrets in this sura is indicative of a birth metaphor. The earthal-'Ard in the feminine gender bears forth of how her lord revealed the final secret to her. Human beings will then realize that the moment of accountability has arrived. This meticulous accountability will reflectgood and evil deeds that might have seemed insignificant at the time.[2]
The two concluding verses state that all men will be sorted out into groups according to their deeds, and they will see the consequence of everything they have done; every atom's weight of good or evil:
That day mankind will issue forth in scattered groups to be shown their deeds.
And whoso doeth good an atom's weight will see it then,
And whoso doeth ill an atom's weight will see it then.
— TheQur'an, verses 99:6-8 (translated byMarmaduke Pickthall)
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1.إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا
When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake
2.وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا
And the earth discharges its burdens
3.وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا لَهَا
And man says,"What is [wrong] with it?" -
4.يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا
That Day, it will report its news
5.بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا
Because your Lord has inspired [i.e., commanded] it.
6.يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ
That Day, the people will depart separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds.
7.فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُۥ
So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it,
8.[3]وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُۥ
And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.
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