إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا ﴿١﴾
When Earth is shaken with her (final) earthquake
Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)
99th surah of the Quran
Surah Az-Zalzalah
The Earthquake
Medinan 8 verses Juz 30
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا ﴿٢﴾
And Earth yieldeth up her burdens,
Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)
وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا ﴿٣﴾
And man saith: What aileth her?
Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا ﴿٤﴾
That day she will relate her chronicles,
Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)
بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا ﴿٥﴾
Because thy Lord inspireth her.
Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًۭا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ ﴿٦﴾
That day mankind will issue forth in scattered groups to be shown their deeds.
Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)
فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًۭا يَرَهُۥ ﴿٧﴾
And whoso doeth good an atom's weight will see it then,
Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)
وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍۢ شَرًّۭا يَرَهُۥ ﴿٨﴾
And whoso doeth ill an atom's weight will see it then.
Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)
Translation
Tafsir
Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic) Az-Zalzalah Verse 1 of 8
Arabic text: Uthmani script. English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall. Audio: everyayah.com.
About Surah Az-Zalzalah
Surah Az-Zalzalah (الزلزلة) is the 99th surah of the Quran. It has 8 verses and is found in Juz 30. It is classified as a Medinan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed after the Prophet's migration (Hijra) to Medina.
Its name, الزلزلة, is commonly translated as “The Earthquake”.
Questions about Surah Az-Zalzalah
How many verses are in Surah Az-Zalzalah?
Surah Az-Zalzalah (الزلزلة) has 8 verses. It is the 99th surah of the Quran, after Surah Al-Bayyinah and before Surah Al-'Adiyat, and it is found in Juz 30.
Is Surah Az-Zalzalah Meccan or Medinan?
It is classified as a Medinan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed after the Hijra. In the traditional order of revelation it is number 93 out of 114. Scholars sometimes differ about the place of revelation of some verses.
What does the name of Surah Az-Zalzalah mean?
الزلزلة is commonly translated as “The Earthquake”. The surahs are named after a word or a theme that appears in them, and the name is a label rather than a summary of the whole surah.
Which Juz is Surah Az-Zalzalah in?
Surah Az-Zalzalah is in Juz' 30.
Where can I listen to Surah Az-Zalzalah?
Press Play on this page to hear the whole surah without breaks, or press the play button on a verse to hear it verse by verse. Choose among 19 reciters: Abdur-Rahman As-Sudais, Mishary Alafasy, Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary, Abdul Basit Abdus-Samad, Maher Al-Muaiqly, Saad Al-Ghamdi, Ahmad Al-Ajmi, Abu Bakr Ash-Shatri, Hani Ar-Rifai, Mohamed Siddiq Al-Minshawi, Ali Al-Hudhaify, Muhammad Ayyub, Abdullah Basfar, Yasser Ad-Dosari, Nasser Al-Qatami, Salah Al-Budair, Saud Ash-Shuraim, Abdullah Awad Al-Juhany, Muhammad Jibreel.
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