Surah Az-Zalzalah
سورة الزلزلة
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
إِذَا زُلۡزِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ زِلۡزَالَهَا ﴿١﴾
When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake
وَأَخۡرَجَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ أَثۡقَالَهَا ﴿٢﴾
And the earth discharges its burdens
وَقَالَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا ﴿٣﴾
And man says, "What is [wrong] with it
يَوۡمَئِذٖ تُحَدِّثُ أَخۡبَارَهَا ﴿٤﴾
That Day, it will report its news
بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوۡحَىٰ لَهَا ﴿٥﴾
Because your Lord has commanded it
يَوۡمَئِذٖ يَصۡدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشۡتَاتٗا لِّيُرَوۡاْ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ ﴿٦﴾
That Day, the people will depart separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds
فَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيۡرٗا يَرَهُۥ ﴿٧﴾
So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it
وَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٖ شَرّٗا يَرَهُۥ ﴿٨﴾
And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it
About Surah Az-Zalzalah
Surah Az-Zalzalah portrays the final shaking of the earth on the Day of Resurrection when the earth speaks its news. It concludes with the foundational ethical truth that even an atom's weight of good or evil will be seen.
Key Themes & Lessons
- Cosmic events signaling the Day of Resurrection
- Earth bearing witness to human deeds
- Absolute accountability for even an atom's weight (Mithqala Dharratin) of good or bad
When Commonly Recited
Recited often in Fajr and Isha Salah; equivalent to half the Quran in moral weight according to Hadith narrations.