88. Surah al-Ghashiyah | سورة الغاشية

Today's episode is a little different.No script. No editing. Just a few thoughts I wanted to share with you while sitting in my car.I wanted to speak openly about why I started Read Alfurqan, what I hope to accomplish, and why I continue putting time and effort into this project. ... Show More

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<p>(88:1) Has the news of the overwhelming event reached you? (88:2) Some faces that Day shall be downcast with fear, (88:3) be toiling and worn-out; (88:4) they shall burn in a Scorching Fire; (88:5) their drink shall be from a boiling spring. (88:6) They shall have no food exce ... Show More

Name The Surah takes its name from the word al-ghishiyah in the first verse. Period of Revelation The whole subject matter of the Surah indicates that this too is one of the earliest Surahs to be revealed; but this was the period when the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) ha ... Show More

Name It is derived from the sentence wa tartt kullu ummat- in jathiyat-un of verse 28, implying thereby that it is the Surah in which the word jathiyah has occurred. Period of Revelation The period of the revelation of this Surah also has not been mentioned in any authentic ... Show More

Name 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. Period of Revelation There is no dispute about its being a Makki Surah. Its contents show that this too i ... Show More

Name It is derived from the word inshaqqat in the first verse. Inshaqqat is infinitive which means to split asunder, thereby implying that it is the Surah in which mention has been made of the splitting asunder of the heavens. Period of Revelation This too is one of the earl ... Show More

<p>(85:1) By the heaven with its impregnable castles; (85:2) by the Promised Day, (85:3) and by the witness and what is witnessed: (85:4) the people of the pit were destroyed (85:5) with fire abounding in fuel, (85:6) while they sat around it, (85:7) and were witnessing what they ... Show More

<p>(81:1) When the sun shall be folded up, (81:2) when the stars shall scatter away, (81:3) when the mountains shall be set in motion, (81:4) when the ten-months pregnant camels shall be abandoned, (81:5) when the savage beasts shall be brought together, (81:6) when the seas shal ... Show More

In this episode, we introduce Surah al-Waqiyah, Chapter 56 of the Noble Quran. This chapter, that of the 'Great Event' or the 'Inevitable Event' focuses on the end of this world and all of creation, heralding in the Day of Judgement in which humanity will be categorized into one ... Show More

<p>(84:1) When the sky is rent asunder (84:2) and hearkens to the command of its Lord, doing what it should; (84:3) and when the earth is stretched out (84:4) and casts out what is within it and is emptied, (84:5) and hearkens to the command of its Lord, doing what it should. (84 ... Show More

<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ghashiyah" title="Al-Ghashiyah">Al-Ghaashiyah</a> &nbsp;ٱلْغَاشِيَة<br> <em>al-Ghāšiyah</em> &nbsp;The Overwhelming Event, The Overshadowing Event, The Pall 26 (1) Makkah</p>