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Chapter 99

The Quakeal-Zalzalah ( الزلزلة )

8 verses • revealed at Medinan

»The surah that opens with the mention of The Quake of the earth in utter destruction at the end of the world. It takes its name from “the quake” (al-zalzalah) mentioned in verse 1. The surah deals with scenes from the Day of Judgement.«

The surah is also known as The Convulsion, The Earthquake, The Quaking, The Shaking, The Shock

بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ

Muhammad Asad: In The Name of God, The Most Gracious, The Dispenser of Grace:

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إِذا زُلزِلَتِ الأَرضُ زِلزالَها

Muhammad Asad

MOST PROBABLY revealed in the early part of the Medina period (itqan), although some authorities regard it as a Meccan revelation.
WHEN THE EARTH quakes with her [last] mighty quaking,