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Surah Al Waqiah PDF
Surah Al Waqiah PDF
Surah Al Waqiah PDF
Shakil Ahmed
Surah Al-Waqiah
Short Summary
The name Al-Waqiah means The Inevitable Event and refers to the Day of Judgment. It was revealed in
the 5th year of Prophethood.
The Surah starts with a description of the event of the Day of Judgment.
The earth will shake with a terrible magnitude, and the mountains will crumble into scattered
dust.
The blessed people on the right, who will have their Record in the right
hand. They will in Paradise around them will be Lote trees, clusters of bananas,
extended thick shades, constantly flowing water, abundant fruits. They will be reclining
on high raised couches. Their wives will be special creations, made virgin, equal in age.
The cursed people on the left, who will have their Record in the left hand.
They will be in Hell in midst of scorching winds, boiling water, and shade of pitchdark smoke. They will eat from the Zaqqum tree and drink boiling water.
The foremost people, most of them are believers from early generation, and
some from the Prophets generation they will be the first to enter Paradise and will be
close to AllahSWT. They will have jeweled couches, reclining on them facing each other.
They will be served by eternal youths with cups, jugs, and glasses of pure wine, which
will not be intoxicating nor causing headache. They will eat fruits and fowl of their
choice, and Hoors with beautiful big eyes as lovely as well guarded pearls.
AllahSWT has described these events for people to accept invitation to Islam from the Messenger SAW
through Quran which AllahSWT says:
I swear by the setting of the stars, and it is a mighty oath if you knew it, that this is indeed an honorable
Quran, inscribed in a well guarded Book, which none can touch except the purified ones, and it is a
revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
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1. Prophet MohammadSAW said:Whoever recites Surrah al Waqiah at night would never encounter
poverty.'
2. Prophet MohammadSAW said: Surah al Waqiah is the Surrah of Wealth, so recite it and teach it to
your children.
3. UthmanRA once went to Ibn MasoodRA paying him a visit in his sickness in which he passed
away.
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SURAH Al-Waqiah
Bis~mil~lahir Rah~maanir Raheem
(I start) in the name of Allah,
the Most Gracious the Most Merciful.
SECTION 1
1. Iza waqaatil waaqiah
When the Event (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) occurs,
2. Lai~sa liwaq~atihaa kaazibah.
There could be no denying of its occurrence.
3. Khaa~fidatur raafiah;
It will bring down (some) and raise up (others.)
4. Iza ruj~jatil ardu raj~ja;
When the earth will be shaken with convulsion;
5. Wa bus~satil jibaalu bas~sa;
And the mountains will be powdered to dust;
6. Fakaanat habaa~ am mum~bats~sa;
So that they will become floating dust particles
7. Wa kun~tum az~waajan tsala~tsah.
And you (all) will be in three kinds (separate groups).
8. Fa as~haabul mai~manati maa as~haabul mai~manah.
So those on the Right Hand (i.e. whose Records would
be in their right hands), Who will be those on the Right
Hand?
9. Wa as~ haabul mash~amati maa as~haabul
mash~amah
And those on the Left Hand (i.e. whose Records would
be in their left hands), Who will be those on the Left
Hand?
10. Was~saabiqoo~nas saabiqoon
And those foremost ( who embraced Islam on the first
call,) will be foremost (in Paradise).
11. Ulaa~ikal muqar rabuoon
These will be those nearest to Allah.
1. The Event Inevitable is the Hour of Judgment. People may doubt now whether it will come. But when it comes, as it will come,
suddenly upon them, it will come with such tremendous reality that it will be burnt deep into the experience of every soul. No one can
then be deceived or entertain false notions about it.
3. There will be a sorting out of Good and Evil. There will be three main classes. Among the Good there will be the exalted class, those
nearest to Allah (muqarrabun), and the righteous people, called the Companions of the Right Hand (Ashab-ul-maimana.). And there will
be those in agony, the Companions of the Left Hand (Ashab-ul-mash-ama). Many who were high and mighty in this life will be brought
low for their sins, and many who were lowly but virtuous will be exalted to various ranks and degrees. The old landmarks will be lost in
the inner world, as they will be in the outer world.)
10. Foremost (in Faith)": there are two meanings, and both are implied (1) Those who have reached the highest degree in spiritual
understanding, such as the great prophets and teachers of mankind, will also take precedence in the Hereafter. (2) Those who are the first
in time-the quickest and readiest-to accept Allah's Message-will have the first place in the Kingdom of Heaven. Verses 8, 9 and 10
mention the three main categories or classifications after Judgment. This category, Foremost in Faith, is nearest to Allah.
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SECTION 2
39. Sul~latum minal aw~waleen
A multitude of those (on the Right Hand) will be from
the first generation (who embraced Islam).
40. Wa sul~ latum minal aakhireen
And a multitude of those (on the Right Hand) will be
from the later times (generations).
36. The pronoun in Arabic is in the feminine gender. It is made clear that these maidens for heavenly society will be of special creation, of
virginal purity, grace, and beauty, inspiring and inspired by love, with the question of time and age eliminated,
39. This class of the righteous will be a large company in Heaven, belonging to all the ages of the world.
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