Surah At-Takwir
Surah 81 · The Overthrowing · 29 verses · meccan
The Wrapping — at-Takwir, from the sun being wound up like a turban in the first verse.
The story
This surah describes the end of the world — the sun folding up, the stars falling. And right in the middle, Allah stops everything to ask about one little girl who was killed. Every single child matters that much to Allah.
How it unfolds
AYAH 1-14
When the sun is wrapped up
Twelve one-line events, ending with each soul knowing what it brought.
AYAH 8-9
The buried girl
The question asked of her, not of her killers.
AYAH 15-29
Where are you going
The messenger defended, and "so where are you going?"
Verses to carry
- 81:8"And when the girl buried alive is asked for what sin she was killed." The Quran stopping the end of the world to ask about one child.
- 81:26"So where are you going?"
- 81:14"A soul will know what it has brought with it."
Remember this
You matter to Allah more than the sun and the stars.
Talk about it
Allah stopped the whole end of the world to ask about one child. How does that make you feel?