ٱلْغَاشِيَة
Surah Al-Ghashiyah
The Overwhelming
26 verses · Meccan
About this surah
Surah Al-Ghashiyah (Arabic: الغاشية, "The Overwhelming") is the 88th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah of 26 verses, in juz 30, on pages 592–593 of the 604-page Madina mushaf.
Surah Al-Ghashiyah describes the Overwhelming Event and contrasts the states of the people of Paradise and Hellfire.
- Surah number
- 88
- Name means
- The Overwhelming
- Revelation
- Meccan
- Verses
- 26
- Juz
- 30
- Mushaf pages
- 592–593
- Lesson length
- 9 min
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلۡغَٰشِيَةِ
1Hal ataka hadeethu alghashiyati
وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ
2Wujoohun yawmaithin khashiAAatun
عَامِلَةٞ نَّاصِبَةٞ
3AAamilatun nasibatun
تَصۡلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةٗ
4Tasla naran hamiyatan
تُسۡقَىٰ مِنۡ عَيۡنٍ ءَانِيَةٖ
5Tusqa min AAaynin aniyatin
لَّيۡسَ لَهُمۡ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٖ
6Laysa lahum taAAamun illa min dareeAAin
لَّا يُسۡمِنُ وَلَا يُغۡنِي مِن جُوعٖ
7La yusminu wala yughnee min jooAAin
وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ نَّاعِمَةٞ
8Wujoohun yawmaithin naAAimatun
لِّسَعۡيِهَا رَاضِيَةٞ
9LisaAAyiha radiyatun
فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٖ
10Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
لَّا تَسۡمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةٗ
11La tasmaAAu feeha laghiyatan
فِيهَا عَيۡنٞ جَارِيَةٞ
12Feeha AAaynun jariyatun
فِيهَا سُرُرٞ مَّرۡفُوعَةٞ
13Feeha sururun marfooAAatun
وَأَكۡوَابٞ مَّوۡضُوعَةٞ
14Waakwabun mawdooAAatun
وَنَمَارِقُ مَصۡفُوفَةٞ
15Wanamariqu masfoofatun
وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبۡثُوثَةٌ
16Wazarabiyyu mabthoothatun
أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡإِبِلِ كَيۡفَ خُلِقَتۡ
17Afala yanthuroona ila alibili kayfa khuliqat
وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيۡفَ رُفِعَتۡ
18Waila alssamai kayfa rufiAAat
وَإِلَى ٱلۡجِبَالِ كَيۡفَ نُصِبَتۡ
19Waila aljibali kayfa nusibat
وَإِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ كَيۡفَ سُطِحَتۡ
20Waila alardi kayfa sutihat
فَذَكِّرۡ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٞ
21Fathakkir innama anta muthakkirun
لَّسۡتَ عَلَيۡهِم بِمُصَيۡطِرٍ
22Lasta AAalayhim bimusaytirin
إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ
23Illa man tawalla wakafara
فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَكۡبَرَ
24FayuAAaththibuhu Allahu alAAathaba alakbara
إِنَّ إِلَيۡنَآ إِيَابَهُمۡ
25Inna ilayna iyabahum
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا حِسَابَهُم
26Thumma inna AAalayna hisabahum
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