101. Al-Qaria (The Calamity, The Stunning Blow, The Disaster |
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Maududi's Introduction |
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The Surah takes its name from its first word al- qari`ah. This is not
only a name but also the title of its subject matter, for the Surah is
devoted to Resurrection.
There is no dispute about its being a Makki Surah. Its contents show
that this too is one of the earliest Surahs to be revealed at Makkah.
Its theme is Resurrection and the Hereafter. At the outset, the people
have been aroused and alarmed, saying: "The Great Disaster!What is the
Great Disaster? And what do you know what the Great Disaster is?"Thus,
after preparing the listeners for the news of the dreadful calamity,
Resurrection has been depicted before them in two sentences, saying
that on that Day people will be running about in confusion and
bewilderment just like so many scattered moths around a light, and the
mountains uprooted, will their cohesion and will fly about like carded
wool. Then, it has been said that when Allah's Court is established in
the Hereafter and the people are called upon to account for their
deeds. The people whose good deeds are found to be heavier than their
evil deeds, will be blessed with bliss and happiness, and the people
whose good deeds are found to be lighter than their evil deeds, will
be cast into the deep pit full of burning fire.
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