Surat Al-Qaria (Arabic: سورة القارعة ) (The Clatterer, The Stunning Blow, or The Disaster) is the 101st sura of the Qur'an with 11 ayat. Sura (sometimes spelt "Surah" ar سورة, plural "Suwar" ar سور is an Arabic term literally meaning "something enclosed or surrounded Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Sura (sometimes spelt "Surah" ar سورة, plural "Suwar" ar سور is an Arabic term literally meaning "something enclosed or surrounded The Qur’an ( القرآن, literally "the recitation" also sometimes transliterated as Qur’ān, Koran, Alcoran Ayah (ar آية, plural Ayat ar آيات) is the Arabic word for sign or Miracle, cognate with Hebrew ot,

Like many sura, the Quran here introduces a term (Al-Qaria, meaning "the Clatterer"), and asks itself (and the reader) what it means: "The Clatterer! What is the Clatterer? And what shall teach thee what is the Clatterer?". The Qur’an ( القرآن, literally "the recitation" also sometimes transliterated as Qur’ān, Koran, Alcoran The answer is said to be a specific day, which has not yet come to pass. On that day "men will be like scattered moths, and the mountains shall be like plucked wool". This day is presumably the Day of Judgment. In Christian eschatology, the Last Judgment or Day of the Lord is the judgment by God of every human who ever lived The image is of chaos and collapse, both of the social order of humanity, and of the cosmological order of the universe itself, as in the Qur'an's usage, the mountains are the pillars separating Heaven and Earth. Human beings, humans or man (Origin 1590–1600 L homō man OL hemō the earthly one (see Humus Heaven may refer to the physical heavens the sky or the seemingly endless expanse of the Universe beyond

The sura continues with this theme of balance and unbalance, by proclaiming that those who have worked to keep the right order of things will be rewarded, and those who have ignored the order of the universe (and presumably those who have intentionally undermined it) shall be cast into "the womb of the Pit". The sura ends as it began, asking about how one will learn the meaning of the word "the Pit" - which is explained to be known in "the blazing fire" of Hell. Hell, according to many Religious beliefs, is a location in the Afterlife, which may be described as a place of suffering

It should be understood, however, that translation of this sura, like that of the Qur'an itself, is extremely controversial. Many of the words can be translated in a number of ways, and the original Arabic admits of linguistic ambiguity that is difficult to replicate in other languages. For an interesting alternative translation that preserves some of the original Arabic along with English commentary, see Michael Sells' "The Generous Qur'an. "

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Surat Al-Muminun (سورة المؤمنون (The Believers is the 23rd sura of the Qur'an with 118 Ayat. Surat An-Nur (سورة النور (The Light is the 24th sura of the Qur'an with 64 Ayat. Surat Al-Furqan (سورة الفرقان) (The Criterion The Standard is the 25th sura of the Qur'an with 77 Ayat. Surat Ash-Shuʿara (سورة الشعراء (The Poets is the 26th sura of the Qurʾan with 227 Ayat. Surah Al-Naml (سورة النمل (The Ant The Ants is the 27th sura of the Qur'an with 93 Ayat. Surat Al-Qasas (سورة القصص (The Stories is the 28th sura of the Qur'an with 88 Ayat. Surat Al-Ankabut (سورة العنكبوت) (The Spider is the 29th sura of the Qur'an with 69 Ayat. see Rûm for the Arabic term for the Byzantine empire itself Surat Ar-Rum (سورة الروم ( The Romans, referring to the Surat Luqman (سورة لقمان (Luqman is the 31st sura of the Qur'an with 34 Ayats This surah is believed to have been revealed to the prophet Muhammad Surat As-Sajda (سورة السجدة (The Prostration Worship Adoration is the 32nd sura of the Qur'an with 30 Ayat. Surat Al-Ahzab (سورة الأحزاب) (The Clans The Coalition The Combined Forces is the 33rd sura of the Qur'an with 73 Ayat. Surat Saba ( Arabic: سورة سبأ) (Saba Sheba) is the 34th sura of the Qur'an with 54 Ayat. Surat Al-Mala'ikah " The Angels " also known as Fatir (ar سورة فاطر) "Originator" is the 35th Sura of Surah Ya-Seen (سورة يس is the 36th 'chapter' of Qur'an with 83 Ayat, and was revealed in the Islamic holy city of Mecca Surat As-Saaffat (سورة الصافات (Those Who Set The Ranks Drawn Up In Ranks is the 37th sura of the Qur'an with 182 Ayat. Surat Sad ( Arabic: سورة ص) (The Letter Sad) is the 38th sura of the Qur'an with 88 Ayat. Surat Az-Zumar (سورة الزمر (The Troops Throngs is the 39th sura of the Qur'an with 75 Ayat. Surat Ghafir (سورة غافر (The Forgiver ( Allah) is the 40th sura of the Qur'an with 85 Ayat. Surat Ash-Shura (سورة الشورى (Council Consultation is the 42nd sura of the Qur'an with 53 Ayat. Surat Az-Zukhruf (سورة الزخرف (Ornaments Of Gold Luxury is the 43rd Sura, or chapter of the Qur'an, the central religious text of Islam Surat Ad-Dukhan (سورة الدخان) (Smoke is the 44th sura of the Qur'an with 59 Ayat. Surat Al-Jathiya (سورة الجاثية (Crouching is the 45th Sura of the Qur'an with 37 Ayat. Surat Al-Ahqaf (سورة الأحقاف) (The Wind-curved Sandhills The Dunes is the 46th Sura of the Qur'an with 35 Ayat. Surat Muhammad ( Arabic: سورة محمد {{transl|sem|Muḥammad}}) is the 47th sura of the Qur'an with 38 Ayat. Surat Al-Fatḥ (سورة الفتح) (Victory Conquest is the 48th Sura of the Qur'an with 29 Ayat. Surat Al-Hujurat (سورة الحجرات) (The Private Apartments, The Inner Apartments is the 49th sura of the Qur'an with 18 Ayat. Surat Qaf (سورة ق (The Letter Qāf) is the 50th Sura of the Qur'an with 45 Ayat. Surat Adh-Dhariyat (سورة الذاريات) (The Winnowing Winds is the 51st sura of the Qur'an with 60 Ayat. Surat At-Tur (سورة الطور (The Mount is the 52nd sura of the Qur'an with 49 Ayat. Surat An-Najm (سورة النجم (The Star is the 53rd sura of the Qur'an with 62 Ayat. Surat Al-Qamar (سورة القمر (The Moon is the 54th sura of the Qur'an with 55 Ayat. Surat ar-Rahman ( Arabic: ar سورة الرحمن is the 55th sura of the Qur'an with 78 Ayat. Surat Al-Waqʿia (سورة الواقعةAl-Waqiah is an Arabic name that means Inevitable Event or Revolution Surat Al-Ḥadīd (سورة الحديد) (Iron is the 57th sura of the Qur'an, with 29 Ayat. Surat Al-Mujadilah (سورة المجادلة (She That Disputeth The Pleading Woman is the 58th sura of the Qur'an with 22 Ayat. Surat Al-Hashr (سورة الحشر) (Exile Banishment is the 59th sura in the 28th part (Juz of the Qur'an with 24 Ayat. Surat Al-Mumtahina ( Arabic: سورة الممتحنة) (She That Is To Be Examined Examining Her is the 60th Sura of the Qur'an, Surat As-Saff (سورة الصف (The Ranks Battle Array is the 61st sura of the Qur'an with 14 Ayat. Surat Al-Jumʿua (سورة الجمعة (The Friday Congregation is the 62nd sura of the Qur'an with 11 Ayat. Surat Al-Munāfiqūn (سورة المنافقون (The Hypocrites is the 63rd sura of the Qur'an with 11 Ayat. Surat At-Taghabun (سورة التغابن (Mutual Disillusion Haggling is the 64th sura of the Qur'an with 18 Ayat. Surat At-Talaq (سورة الطلاق (Divorce is the 65th sura of the Qur'an with 12 Ayat. Surat At-Tahrim (سورة التحريم (Banning Prohibition is the 66th sura of the Qur'an with 12 Ayat. Surat ul-Mulk (سورة الملك (The Sovereignty Control literally 'the kingdom' is the 67th sura (chapter of the Qur'an, comprising 30 Ayat Surat Al-Qalam (سورة القلم (The Pen is the 68th sura of the Qur'an with 52 Ayat. Surat Al-Ḥāqqä ( Arabic: سورة الحاقة) (The Reality is the 69th sura of the Qur'an with 52 Ayat. Surat Al-Maarij (سورة المعارج (The Ascending Stairways is the 70th sura of the Qur'an with 44 Ayat. Surat Nuh (سورة نوح (Noah is the 71st sura of the Qur'an with 28 Ayat. Surat Al-Jinn (سورة الجن ( The Jinn or The Sprites) is the 72nd Sura of the Qur'an with 28 Ayat. Surat Al-Muzzammil (سورة المزمل (The Enshrouded One Bundled Up is the 73rd sura of the Qur'an with 20 Ayat. Surat Al-Muddathir (سورة المدثر (The Cloaked One The Man Wearing A Cloak is the 74th sura of the Qur'an with 56 Ayat. Sura al- Qiyama (سورة القيامة (The Rising Of The Dead Resurrection is the 75th sura of the Qur'an with 40 Ayat. Surat Al-Insan (سورة الإنسان (Man or Ad-Dahr (Time is the 76th sura of the Qur'an with 31 Ayat (verses Surat Al-Mursalat (سورة المرسلات (The Emissaries Winds Sent Forth is the 77th sura of the Qur'an with 50 Ayat. Surat Al-Naba (سورة النبأ (The Tidings The Announcement is the 78th sura of the Qur'an with 40 Ayat. Surat Al-Naziat (سورة النازعات (Those Who Drag Forth Soul-snatchers is the 79th sura of the Qur'an with 46 Ayat. Surat Abasa (سورة عبس) (He Frowned is the 80th Sura of the Qur'an with 42 Ayat. Surat At-Takwir (سورة التكوير (The Overthrowing is the 81st sura of the Qur'an with 29 Ayat. Surat Al-Infitar (سورة الانفطار (The Cleaving Bursting Apart is the 82nd sura of the Qur'an with 19 Ayat. Surat Al-Mutaffifin (سورة المطففين (or "those who deal in fraud" is the 83rd sura of the Qur'an with 36 Ayat. Surat Al-Inshiqaq (سورة الانشقاق (The Sundering Splitting Open is the 84th sura of the Qur'an with 25 Ayat. Surat Al-Burooj (البروج al-burūğ the stars) is the 85th sura of the Qur'an with 22 Ayat. Surat At-Tariq (الطارق aṭ-Ṭāriq The Morning Star, The Nightcomer) is the 86th sura of the Qur'an with 17 Ayat. Surat Al-ʿAlā (الأعلى al-Aʿlà The Most High, Glory To Your Lord In The Highest) is the 87th sura of the Qur'an with 19 Ayat Surat (الغاشية Sūrat ul-Ġāšiyä The Overwhelming, The Pall) is the 88th sura of the Qur'an with 26 Ayat. Surat Al-Fajr (سورة الفجر Sūrat ul-Faǧr The Dawn, Daybreak) is the 89th sura of the Qur'an with 30 Ayat. Surat Al-Balad (البلد al-balad The City, This Country) is the 90th sura of the Qur'an with 20 Ayat. Surat Ash-Shams (الشمس aš-Šams The Sun) is the 91st sura of the Qur'an with 15 Ayat. Surat Al-Lail ( Arabic: الليل al-Layl the Night) is the 92nd sūrah (chapter of the Qur'an, containing twenty-one Surat Ad-Dhuha (الضحى aḍ-Ḍuḥà The Morning Hours, Morning Bright) is the 93rd sura of the Qur'an with 11 Ayat. It is typically assumed that this sura is referring to the early days of Muhammad's Prophethood, when he would have been both confused by the revelations and unsure about how his people Surat At-Tīn (التين at-Tīn The Fig, The Figtree) is the 95th sura of the Qur'an with 8 Ayat. Sūrat al-‘Alaq ( ar العلق "The Clot" is the 96th Sura or chapter of the Qur'an. For other uses see Qadr disambiguation Surat Al-Qadr (سورة القدر (Power Fate is the 97th sura of the Qur'an with 5 Surat Al-Bayyina (سورة البينة) (The Clear Proof Evidence is the 98th sura of the Qur'an with 8 Ayat. Surat Az-Zalzala (سورة الزلزلة (The Earthquake is the 99th Sura of the Qur'an with 8 Ayat. Surat Al-Adiyat (سورة العاديات) (The Courser The Chargers is the 100th sura of the Qur'an with 11 Ayat. Surat At-Takathur (سورة التكاثر (Rivalry In World Increase Competition is the 102nd sura of the Qur'an with 8 Ayat. Surat Al-Asr (سورة العصر) (The Declining Day Eventide The Epoch Time is the 103rd sura of the Qur'an. Surat Al-Humaza (سورة الهمزة) (The Traducer The Gossipmonger is the 104th sura of the Qur'an, with 9 Ayat. This article is about the chapter of the Qur'an translated to English as "The Elephant Surat Quraysh (سورة قريش (after the tribe of Quraysh) is the 106th chapter of the Qur'an. Surat Al-Ma'un (سورة الماعون (Small Kindnesses Almsgiving Have You Seen is the 107th sura of the Qur'an with 7 ayat Surat al-Kawthar (سورة الكوثر (" Abundance " is the 108th sura of the Qur'an, and the shortest Al-Kafirun (سورة الكافرون is the name of the 109th Sura (chapter of the Qur'an. Sura An-Nasr (سورة النصر ( Divine Support) is the 110th sura of the Qur'an with 3 Ayat. Surat Al-Masadd (سورة المسد or Surat Al-Lahab (سورة اﻟﻠﻬﺐ ( The Palm Fibre or The Flame) is the 111th Sura Al-Ikhlas (سورة الإخلاص (The Fidelity aka At-tawhid (سورة التوحيد (Monotheism is the 112th Sura of the Qur'an Sura Al-Falaq (سورة الفلق) ( Dawn, Daybreak) is the 113th Sura of the Qur'an. An-Nas (سورة الناس or Mankind is the 114th and last Sura, or chapter of the Qur'an, the Muslim holy book com