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Surah Az-Zalzalah

Surah 99 · The Earthquake · 8 verses · medinan

The Earthquake — az-Zalzalah, the shaking of the earth at the end.

The story

Nothing you do is too small for Allah to see — not the tiniest good thing, and not the tiniest bad thing. Even the ground you walk on remembers what happened on it.

How it unfolds

  1. AYAH 1-5

    The earth speaks

    The final quake, the burdens thrown out, and the ground reporting what it saw.

  2. AYAH 6-8

    An atom's weight

    Deeds shown in scattered groups, down to the smallest measure.

Verses to carry

  • 99:7"Whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it."
  • 99:8"And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it."
  • 99:4"That Day, it will report its news." The earth as witness.

Remember this

A tiny good deed still counts. Picking up one piece of litter counts.

Talk about it

What is the smallest good thing you could do right now?

Introductions to the surah in Tafsir Ibn Kathir and Mawdudi's Tafhim al-Qur'an; ayah numbering per the Madani mushaf.

Awaiting scholar review — please read alongside a trusted tafsir.

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