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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

: O Rahman, O Rahim olan Allah'ın adıyla (okumağa başlarım). (Halka hayat ve bekâ ihsan eden, korkulardan koruyan hakikî mabûd Cenab-ı Allah'ın adı ile okumağa başlarım.)

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هَل أَتاكَ حَديثُ الغاشِيَةِ

(Ey Rasûlüm! Bütün insanları dehşeti ile) kaplayacak olan kıyametin haberi, muhakkak ki sana gelmiştir.