56. Surah Al-Waaqia

The Inevitable

Reciters: Alafasy●Abdul Basit●Abdul Samad●Abdullah Basfar●Abdurrahmaan As-Sudais●Abu Bakr Ash-Shaatree●Ahmed ibn Ali al-Ajamy●Fooladvand - Hedayatfar●Hani Rifai●Hudhaify●Husary●Husary (Mujawwad)●Ibrahim Akhdar●Ibrahim Walk

1. Izaa waqa'atil waaqi'ah

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ

When the Occurrence occurs,

2. Laisa liwaq'atihaa kaazibah

لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ

There is, at its occurrence, no denial.

3. Khafidatur raafi'ah

خَافِضَةٌۭ رَّافِعَةٌ

It will bring down [some] and raise up [others].

4. Izaa rujjatil ardu rajjaa

إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّۭا

When the earth is shaken with convulsion

5. Wa bussatil jibaalu bassaa

وَبُسَّتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ بَسًّۭا

And the mountains are broken down, crumbling

6. Fakaanat habaaa'am mumbassaa

فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءًۭ مُّنۢبَثًّۭا

And become dust dispersing.

7. Wa kuntum azwaajan salaasah

وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَٰجًۭا ثَلَٰثَةًۭ

And you become [of] three kinds:

8. Fa as haabul maimanati maaa as haabul maimanah

فَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

Then the companions of the right - what are the companions of the right?

9. Wa as haabul mash'amati maaa as haabul mash'amah

وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ

And the companions of the left - what are the companions of the left?

10. Wassaabiqoonas saabiqoon

وَٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ

And the forerunners, the forerunners -

By Abul A'la Maududi

One of the many practices taught by Islam is that its followers should begin their activities in the name of God.

The character of this surah is that of a prayer. The prayer begins with praise of the One to whom our prayer is addressed.