ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
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11 ayahs. Madinah Mushaf (KFGQPC) and Sahih International translation.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
What is the Striking Calamity?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍۢ رَّاضِيَةٍۢ
He will be in a pleasant life.
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
But as for one whose scales are light,
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌۭ
His refuge will be an abyss.
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ
And what can make you know what that is?
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
About Surah Al-Qari'ah
What is Surah Al-Qari'ah about?
Surah Al-Qari'ah is a Meccan chapter of 11 ayahs about the striking calamity: the Day when people are scattered moths and mountains become carded wool. Whoever's scales are heavy is in a pleasant life; whoever's are light has Hawiyah, a blazing fire, as mother.
How long does Surah Al-Qari'ah take to recite?
Recordings of Surah Al-Qari'ah on JUZZ run from about 0.5 minutes with Saood Ash-Shuraym to about 2.2 minutes with Al-Husary, Mujawwad, based on 46 timed recordings in the catalogue. With 11 ayahs, murattal styles sit at the shorter end and mujawwad or teaching recitations run slower; the player speed setting changes the time too.
How many verses (ayahs) are in Surah Al-Qari'ah?
Surah Al-Qari'ah has 11 ayahs.
Is Surah Al-Qari'ah Meccan or Medinan?
Surah Al-Qari'ah is a Meccan surah.
Which juz is Surah Al-Qari'ah in?
Surah Al-Qari'ah lies entirely within Juz 30.
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Arabic text: KFGQPC QCF V2 via Quran.com and Uthmani script via AlQuran.Cloud. Translation: Sahih International. Audio: MP3Quran full-surah recordings and EveryAyah. Timing: MP3Quran's official timing API, with Tarteel Whisper for the rest. Hadith references above cite their collection and grading. See Sources & accuracy.
Last updated: 1 September 2026