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Tafheem-ul-Quran: Surah Al-Qari'ah

Surah Al-Qari'ah โ€” Makki, 11 ayahs. Introduction and central theme from Tafheem-ul-Quran, with a link to the full Malayalam tafseer on Thafheem.net.

Published: 19 July 2026

101. Surah Al-Qari'ah (ุงู„ู‚ุงุฑุนุฉ)

Revelation: Makki (revealed at Makkah) ยท Ayahs: 11

Introduction โ€” from Tafheem-ul-Quran

An early-Makkan surah on the Striking Calamity โ€” the Day people will be like scattered moths and the mountains like carded wool. The scales decide everything: whose scales are heavy will have a pleasant life, and whose scales are light โ€” his refuge will be an abyss of blazing fire.

Condensed from Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi's introduction to this surah in Tafheem-ul-Quran.

Read the full tafseer

The complete ayah-by-ayah Malayalam tafseer of this surah, with Maududi's explanatory notes, is available free at Thafheem.net โ€” the online edition of the Malayalam Tafheemul Quran.

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