Surah Al-Qari'ah
Surah 101 · The Calamity · 11 verses · meccan
The Striking Calamity — al-Qari'ah, a name for the Day that strikes hearts with terror.
The story
On that Day, people will scatter like little moths around a light, and the huge heavy mountains will float away like fluffy wool. Then everyone's good deeds get weighed on a scale.
How it unfolds
AYAH 1-3
The name repeated
The question asked before anything is described.
AYAH 4-5
Moths and wool
People scattered like moths, mountains like carded wool.
AYAH 6-11
The scales
Heavy and light, and a closing question.
Verses to carry
- 101:4"The Day people will be like moths, dispersed."
- 101:5"And the mountains will be like fluffed-up wool."
- 101:6"As for one whose scales are heavy — he will be in a pleasant life."
Remember this
Fill your scale with good things. Every one adds weight.
Talk about it
If your good deeds today went on a scale, would it tip?