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Name of Surah Al-Qiyamah
This surah is called Al-Qiyamah because it begins with an oath about al-Qiyamah, namely, the Day of Judgment. The oath is to magnify the Day of Judgment and confirm that it will certainly take place at the time that Allah has assigned for its occurrence.
Surah Al-Qiyamah was revealed in Makkah. It contains forty ayahs.
Relationship between Surah between Surah Al-Mudathir and Al-Qiyamah
At the end of surah Al-Mudathir, the Hereafter is mentioned by referring to the fact that the disbelievers deny it and do not fear the punishment that will take place then. 74:53 No! But, they do not fear the Hereafter. Then, surah Al-Qiyamah confirms that the Day of Judgment will take place and mentions some of its horrors. It also mentions what happens to man at the time of his death, how Allah, Exalted be He, created man, and that He can give life to the dead.
Most Important Topics Discussed in Surah Al-Qiyamah
The theme of surah Al-Qiyamah is the same as the themes of surah that were revealed in Makkah. It focuses on confirming the occurrence of the Day of Judgment and reckoning on that Day. It also refers to some matters that will happen before man’s life ends and how Allah created man in the first place.
Surah Al-Qiyamah begins with swearing by the Day of Judgment and the self-reproaching soul to confirm the occurrence of the Day of Judgment and refute the claims of the deniers of its occurrence.
75:1 I do swear by the Day of Resurrection.
75:2 And I do swear by the self-reproaching soul.
75:6 He asks, ‘When shall be the Day of Resurrection?’
Then, Allah, Exalted be He, mentions some signs of the Day of Judgment and that it will certainly take place.
75:7 Then, when the sight is dazzled,
75:8 and the moon is eclipsed,
75:12 To your Lord on that day shall be the end.
75:13 Man shall be told on that day what he forwarded and deferred.
75:14 Nay! Man is evidence against himself,
Then, Allah, Exalted be He, commanded Messenger Muhammad not to try to memorize the Quran while receiving its revelation from the angel Gabriel, and He reassured him that He, Exalted be He, would take care of making him know the Quran by heart and clarifying its meanings to him.
75:16 Move not your tongue with it to hasten with it.
75:17 Surely upon Us is to collect it and to recite it.
75:18 Then, when We have recited it to you, follow its recitation.
75:19 Then, surely upon Us is to explain it.
Then, Allah, Exalted be He, condemns those who love the life of this world, which is fleeting to the exclusion of the Hereafter, which is permanent. Allah, Exalted be He, also mentions that people will be divided into two parties, namely the people of happiness, namely, the believers, and the people of misery, namely, the disbelievers.
75:20 No! Truly you love the fleeting world,
75:21 and leave the Hereafter.
75:22 Some faces on that day shall be radiant,
75:23 looking at their Lord.
75:24 And some faces on that day shall be gloomy,
Finally, surah Al-Qiyamah is concluded by mentioning tangible and realistic proof confirming that the Day of Judgment will occur, namely, creating man from nothing. Logically, recreation is easier than creating in the first place.
