☪️ Quran: Chapter 101The Striking – Al Qariah سورة القارعة

Revelation place: Mecca

Revelation order: 30

Number of verses: 11

Theme: The overwhelming Day of Judgment, the weighing of deeds, and the eternal fate of souls.

Subjects: Resurrection · Judgment Day · Accountability · Heaven & Hell · Warning

Summary:Surah Al-Qāri‘ah is a short, powerful surah that shakes the heart with its opening:

“The Striking Calamity what is the Striking Calamity? And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?” (101:1–3)

The repetition of Al-Qāri‘ah (literally “the Knocker” or “the Striker”) reflects the terror and suddenness of the Day of Judgment. This event will knock and strike the hearts of humanity, leaving no one unaware.

“It is the Day when people will be like scattered moths, and the mountains will be like fluffed wool.” (101:4–5)

• People like scattered moths: disoriented, weak, fluttering in chaos.

• Mountains like fluffed wool: solid structures will crumble to nothing, reflecting the absolute collapse of worldly power and order.

The surah then moves to the central moment of judgment:

“Then as for he whose scales are heavy [with good deeds], he will be in a pleasant life. But as for he whose scales are light, his refuge will be an abyss.” (101:6–9)

• Heavy scales = a life of righteousness and sincerity → Paradise.

• Light scales = neglect or denial of faith and good deeds → Hell.

This weighing is precise, just, and unavoidable.

“And what can make you know what that is? It is a Fire, intensely hot.” (101:10–11)

The surah closes by emphasizing the severity of Hellfire, leaving no room for doubt or complacency.

Key Embedded Themes:

• The Striking Event: The Day of Judgment is sudden, overwhelming, and unavoidable.

• Cosmic Collapse: Humanity will be powerless, and creation will lose its stability.

• Weighing of Deeds: Every soul will face a fair and exact judgment.

• Heaven and Hell: Clear, contrasting destinies await.

• Moral Urgency: A wake-up call to live with purpose and preparation.

Essence:Al-Qāri‘ah is a surah of shock, clarity, and final judgment. It strips away illusions of power and permanence, reminding humanity that only righteous deeds endure. It urges believers to live consciously, knowing that on that day, every weight on the scale matters.

I seek refuge with Allah from Satan, the condemned.

With the name of Allah, The Gracious The Merciful.

(Acknowledge and declare that Allah is the author of the Quran)

1- The Striking (One of the names of the Day of Resurrection, Clatter , striking the gong)

2- And what a Striking

3- And what do you realized about The Striking (The date of Resurrection is an absolute mystery, and it is greater than can be relaized on your own)

4- The day when people will be like moths broadcasted (Scattered, When the dead emerge and led from their shroud, like moth coming out of a dead cocoon)

5- And will be the mountains like wool fluffed (teared and become like dust)

6- So as for that whose scales were heavy (Good deeds outweigh bad deeds from the past earthly life)

7- Then he is in a pleasant life

8- So as for that whose scales were light

9- So, his mother is fallen (His shelter mother has fallen, as he falls in hellfire head first)

10- And what do you realize about it (The fallen mother shelter)

11- A blazing fire

Disclaimer:

The Holy Quran, in its essence, is a divine revelation that can only be fully appreciated in its original Arabic language. Any translation or interpretation, including the one presented here, is not and cannot be a replacement for the Arabic Holy Quran. I intended to offer an English rendering that remains faithful to the original Arabic. I am neither a scholar nor do I possess any formal Islamic qualifications. My approach to this translation is empirical, drawing upon my readings of selected scholarly interpretations, personal experiences, and understanding of the Holy Quran as a Muslim native Arabic speaker.