Al-Inshiqāq ( ar, الانشقاق, “The Sundering”, “Splitting Open”) is the eighty-fourth chapter (''
surah'') of the
Qur'an, with 25 verses (''
āyāt''). It mentions details of the
Day of Judgment when, according to this chapter, everyone will receive reckoning over their deeds in this world.
Summary
*1-5 Signs of the
judgment-day
*6-15 The books of the
righteous and the wicked given into their hands, and the consequence thereof
*16-20 Oaths attesting the doctrine of the
resurrection
*21-25 The
unbelievers denounced and threatened
The name of the chapter, ''Al-Inshiqaq'', is a noun variously translated as "The Sundering", "The Bursting Asunder", "The Splitting Open", among others. This name comes from the first verse of the chapter which reads ''When the sky is rent asunder''. The verse does not contain the word ''al-inshiqaq'' verbatim, but rather it contains a word of the same root. It is a reference to the
destruction of the world at the end of days, which the chapter portend. Thematically, the chapter follows a day-of-judgement theme that is present in the preceding chapters, including
Al-Infitar (the 82nd chapter) and
Al-Mutaffifin
Al-Muṭaffifīn ( ar, المطففين, “The Defrauders”) is the eighty-third surah of the Qur'an. It has 36 ayat or verses.
Summary
The primary theme of this surah is Islamic eschatology or the hereafter, and the rhetoric addresses the f ...
(83rd).
The chapter begins (verses 1 to 5) by mentioning events that will happen on the Day of Judgment, including the sundering of the sky and the flattening of all that is on earth. Verses 6 to 15 talk about the disparity between those who in that day will be "given
heir
Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, titles, debts, entitlements, privileges, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual. The rules of inheritance differ among societies and have changed over time. Officiall ...
book in
heir
Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, titles, debts, entitlements, privileges, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual. The rules of inheritance differ among societies and have changed over time. Officiall ...
right hand" and have a joyful reckoning, and those who will not. A series of oaths (verses 16—18) follows, and then another contrast between the fate of the believers and the unbelievers in the day of judgment.
Revelation
According to the Islamic tradition, Al-Inshiqaq was most likely revealed after the 82nd chapter
Al-Infitar, and was chronologically one of the last of the
Meccan surahs—chapters revealed before Muhammad's
migration to Medina
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.
Prostration
According to the
hadith, Muhammed was
prostrated when reciting this chapter, particularly after the verse 21 which reads ''... and that when the Quran is recited unto them, they do not prostrate?'' Therefore, most Islamic scholars consider this verse one of the 15 verses in the Quran where one prostrates after reciting it. In most copies of the Qur'an these are indicated by the symbol
۩. Most
Maliki jurists consider it obligatory to prostrate after reciting the verse;
Malik ibn Anas, the founder of the Maliki school, was a notable exception.
[ Muwatta Imam Malik]
USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 15, Number 15.5.12
; Arabic reference: Book 15, Hadith 484
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Quran 84 Clear Quran translation
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