Al-Ghashiyah

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Al-Ghashiyah is the 88th chapter of the Qur’an, a Meccan surah that vividly depicts scenes of the Day of Judgment and contrasts the fate of the believers and disbelievers.

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Al-Ghashiyah canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Quranic surah ⓘ
chapter of the Qur’an ⓘ
addresses Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad
addressesAudience all humanity ⓘ
canonicalStatus part of the standard 114 surahs of the Qur’an ⓘ
centralTheme Contrast between the fate of believers and disbelievers ⓘ
Description of the Day of Judgment ⓘ
classification Meccan surah ⓘ
contains oaths and rhetorical questions ⓘ
emphasizes accountability for deeds ⓘ
inevitability of the Resurrection ⓘ
instructs to remind people; you are not a controller over them ⓘ
juz 30 ⓘ
keyConcept limited role of the Prophet as a warner ⓘ
reminder of the Hereafter ⓘ
signs of God in creation ⓘ
liturgicalUse often recited in Jumu‘ah (Friday) prayers ⓘ
recited in Muslim prayers ⓘ
mentions camels as a sign of God ⓘ
faces humbled and toiling on the Day of Judgment ⓘ
faces joyful and satisfied in Paradise ⓘ
punishment of the disbelievers in Hellfire ⓘ
reward of the believers in gardens of Paradise ⓘ
the earth as a sign of God ⓘ
the mountains as a sign of God ⓘ
the sky as a sign of God ⓘ
nextSurah Al-Fajr ⓘ
numberOfVerses 26 ⓘ
openingWord Hal ataka ⓘ
placeOfRevelation Mecca ⓘ
previousSurah Al-A‘la ⓘ
linked to: Al-A'la
quranSection Al-Mufassal ⓘ
recitationTradition memorized and recited by Muslims worldwide ⓘ
revealedInLanguage Arabic ⓘ
scripture Qur’an ⓘ
linked to: Quran
style short, rhythmic verses ⓘ
vivid eschatological imagery ⓘ
surahNumber 88 ⓘ
titleLanguage Arabic ⓘ
titleMeaning The Overwhelming ⓘ
The Overwhelming Event ⓘ
linked to: The Overwhelming
titleTransliteration Al-Ghāshiyah ⓘ
verseRange Qur’an 88:1–26 ⓘ

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Surah Al-Ghashiyah → name → Al-Ghashiyah ⓘ
The Overwhelming → hasArabicName → Al-Ghashiyah ⓘ
The Overwhelming → isTranslationOf → Al-Ghashiyah ⓘ