You are here: Home » Chapter 88 » Verse 1 » Translation
Sura 88
Aya 1

Chapter 88

The Enveloperal-Ghāshiyah ( الغاشية )

26 verses • revealed at Meccan

»The surah that opens with the edifying question regarding human awareness of the coming of a sure cataclysmic event it calls The Enveloper. It takes its name from “the enveloper” (al-ghāshiyah) mentioned in verse 1. The surah serves to warn the disbelievers, encourage the Prophet Muḥammad and the believers, and absolve him of responsibility for the disbelievers.«

The surah is also known as The Overpowering, The Overwhelmer, The Overwhelming, The Overwhelming Event, The Pall, The Whelming

بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ

Ali Unal: IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE ALL-COMPASSIONATE

1
هَل أَتاكَ حَديثُ الغاشِيَةِ

Ali Unal

Revealed in Makkah, this sūrah of 26 verses derives its name from the word al-ghāshiyah (the overwhelming, meaning the Resurrection Day) in the first verse. It draws attention to the hardships and punishment the unbelievers will suffer in the Hereafter, and the bliss with which the believers will be favored. It also calls on us to reflect on some manifestations and evidence of God’s Power and Wisdom.
Has the account of the Overwhelming come to you?