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
T. B. Irving: In the name of God, the Mercy-giving, the Merciful!
When earth is shaken in her [final] quaking,