Surah Al-Waqi'ah
Surah 56 · The Inevitable · 96 verses · meccan
The Inevitable Event — al-Waqi'ah, the Hour that will certainly occur.
The story
This surah asks you brilliant questions: when you plant a seed, do *you* make it grow? When you strike a match, did *you* make the tree the wood came from? Everything we use, Allah made first.
How it unfolds
AYAH 1-56
Three groups
The foremost, the right, and the left — described separately and at length.
AYAH 57-73
Three questions
The seed, the crop, the fire — each traced back past human hands.
AYAH 74-96
A noble Quran
In a well-guarded register — and the soul at the throat while onlookers can do nothing.
Verses to carry
- 56:63"Have you seen that which you sow? Is it you who makes it grow, or are We the grower?"
- 56:83The soul reaching the throat while everyone watches, unable to do a thing.
- 56:96"So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great."
Remember this
You did not make a single thing you depend on. All of it is a gift.
Talk about it
Plant a seed and watch it. Who makes it grow?