Al-Qari'ah

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Al-Qari'ah is the 101st chapter of the Qur'an, known for its vivid depiction of the Day of Judgment and the weighing of human deeds.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Al-Qari'ah canonical 3
Al-Qāriʿah 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Meccan surah ⓘ
Surah of the Qur'an ⓘ
chapter of the Qur'an ⓘ
ArabicName ٱلْقَارِعَة ⓘ
associatedWith Islamic eschatology ⓘ
canonicalOrder part of the 30th juz' (Juz' ʿAmma) ⓘ
centralQuestion What is the Striking Calamity? ⓘ
classification early Meccan surah ⓘ
focus accountability of human actions ⓘ
ultimate destiny of humans ⓘ
followedBy Surah At-Takāthur ⓘ
linked to: Surah At-Takathur
HaawiyahDescribedAs a blazing Fire ⓘ
a deep pit ⓘ
imagery mountains like fluffed wool ⓘ
people like scattered moths ⓘ
keyConcept heavy scales leading to blissful life ⓘ
light scales leading to abyss ⓘ
scales of deeds ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
literaryFeature intense rhetorical questioning ⓘ
short, emphatic verses ⓘ
vivid eschatological imagery ⓘ
mentions Haawiyah ⓘ
numberOfVerses 11 ⓘ
openingWord ٱلْقَارِعَة ⓘ
placeOfRevelation Mecca ⓘ
positionInQuran 101 ⓘ
precededBy Surah Al-ʿĀdiyāt ⓘ
linked to: Surah Al-Adiyat
recitationPractice recited in daily prayers by Muslims ⓘ
religiousTradition Islam ⓘ
scripture Qur'an ⓘ
linked to: Quran
structure conclusion with fate of those with light scales ⓘ
contrast between heavy and light scales ⓘ
description of human condition on Judgment Day ⓘ
opening depiction of the Calamity ⓘ
subjectOf Qur'anic exegesis (tafsir) ⓘ
theme Day of Judgment ⓘ
Resurrection ⓘ
final recompense ⓘ
weighing of deeds ⓘ
titleMeaningInEnglish The Catastrophe ⓘ
linked to: The Calamity

The Striker ⓘ
The Striking Calamity ⓘ
linked to: The Calamity
transliteration Al-Qāriʿah ⓘ
verse1Arabic ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ⓘ
verse2Arabic مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ⓘ
verse3Arabic وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ⓘ
verseCountType short verses ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

Surah Al-Qari'ah → name → Al-Qari'ah ⓘ
The Calamity → hasTransliteration → Al-Qāriʿah ⓘ
linked to: Al-Qari'ah
At-Takathur → precededBy → Al-Qari'ah ⓘ