The Surah takes its name from its first word al-qari'ah. This is not only a name but also the title of its subject matter, for the Surah is devoted to the subject of the Resurrection.
The Striking Calamity -
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What is the Striking Calamity?
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And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
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It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,
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And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
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Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
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He will be in a pleasant life.
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But as for one whose scales are light,
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His refuge will be an abyss.
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And what can make you know what that is?
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It is a Fire, intensely hot.
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