Explanation of Theories and Guidelines in Surah Al-Qari'ah (Quran)

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
(In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful)

الْقَارِعَةُ ﴿۱）
(Al-Qari'ah - The Calamity)

مَا الْقَارِعَةُ ﴿۲）
(What is the Calamity?)

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْقَارِعَةُ ﴿۳）
(And what makes you know what the Calamity is?)

يَوْمَ يَكُونُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُوثِ ﴿۴）
(On the Day that people will be like scattered butterflies)

وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ الْمَنْفُوشِ ﴿۵）
(And the mountains will be like wool that has been fluffed up)

فَأَمَّا مَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ ﴿۶）
(But as for him whose scales are heavy)

فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَاضِيَةٍ ﴿٧）
(Then he will be in a blissful life)

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ ﴿۸）
(And as for him whose scales are light)

فَأُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ ﴿۹）
(Then his abode is the Abyss)

وَ مَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِيَهْ ﴿١٠）
(And what makes you know what it is?)

نَا رٌ حَا مِيَةٌ ﴿١١）
(A blazing Fire)

(General Information about Surah Al-Qari'ah):

• 101 - Al-Qari'ah - Meccan - 11 verses - 36 words - 150 letters
• (Meaning): Calamity.
• (Reason for Name): The first three verses of the Surah mention (Al-Qari'ah) as one of the letters of the Day of Judgment, conveying a warning and alarming message. It refers to the Day of Resurrection when all the spheres of the heavens and the universe will be shattered.
  • Source of naming: The meaning of Al-Qari'ah - one of the letters of the Day of Judgment.
• (Order of Collection and Revelation): The 101st Surah in order of collection. The 29th Surah in order of revelation, revealed after Surah "Quraish" and before Surah "Qiyamah".
• (Beginning and End of the Surah):
  • Beginning: "الْقَا رِعَةُ مَا الْقَا رِعَةُ" (Al-Qari'ah - What is the Calamity?)
  • End: "نارٌ حاميةٌ" (A blazing Fire)
• (Content of Surah Al-Qari'ah):
  1. The Hereafter and its prerequisites.
  2. Descriptions of the Calamity, with striking and alarming expressions and explicit warnings (the Calamity that shakes hearts with fear and awe, and the Calamity that overwhelms the enemies of God with punishment).
  3. The division of people into two groups: those whose deeds are heavy on the scales of divine justice and who will have a blissful life in the abode of mercy, and those whose deeds are light and meager, and whose destiny is the fiery hell.
  4. This Surah generally speaks of the Hereafter and its prerequisites, and refers to the reward of the righteous and the punishment of the wrongdoers.

Messages, Strategies, and Guidelines in Explaining the Theories and Guidelines of Surah Al-Qari'ah

1. (بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم) (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful): Indicates that one's actions should begin in the name of the Creator, whose name is Allah, and whose attributes are mercy and compassion.
2. (Verses 1-10) indicate that the messages, strategies, and guidelines of Surah Al-Qari'ah include:
   1. The verses of Surah Al-Qari'ah in the Quran are about the theories of the Hereafter and the consequences of worldly life and the Hereafter, promising that the Day of Judgment will definitely occur.
   2. The Day of Judgment is very certain and calamitous. (Calamitous meaning that it will occur with very striking events, causing people to realize their true state, like the sound of mountains being struck, so powerfully that the mountains become like fluffed wool, and people scatter in fear like butterflies.)
   3. On the Day of Judgment, whoever has more righteous deeds will be victorious and happy, and will have a good afterlife.
   4. On the Day of Judgment, whoever has fewer righteous deeds will have the abode of the Abyss, a blazing fire of hell.
   5. Two signs of the Day of Judgment: "يَوْمَ يَكُو نُ النَّاسُ كَالْفَرَاشِ الْمَبْثُو ثِ وَتَكُو نُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ الْمَنْفُو شِ" (On the Day that people will be like scattered butterflies, and the mountains will be like wool that has been fluffed up).
3. People should learn in this world to act in a way that pleases God, so that their deeds on the Day of Judgment will be pleasing to God, and their afterlife will be a desirable life.
4. All people should live under the guardianship of God and the infallible Imams, and all legal systems, social relations, authority, and all structures and mechanisms of authority and society should be based on the pleasure of God, so that both worldly and otherworldly life will be pleasing to God.
5. The Day of Judgment, which has been promised by God, is undeniable, and belief in the Hereafter can have an impact on spiritual growth and behavioral health.
6. (The virtue of reciting Surah Al-Qari'ah in the theories of great religious figures includes):
   1. Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) said: "Whoever recites Surah Al-Qari'ah, may God protect him from Fitna (the Antichrist) and belief in him, and He will keep him away from the fire of hell on the Day of Judgment, God willing."
      • Source: Majma' al-Bayan, Vol. 10, p. 530
   2. In the interpretation of Majma' al-Bayan, Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) said: Whoever recites Surah Al-Qari'ah, God will protect him from the Fitna and evil of the Antichrist, who will appear at the end of time, and will save him from the fire of hell on the Day of Judgment.
      • Source: Thawab al-A'mal, p. 125
7. (A suitable prayer for Surah Al-Qari'ah):
   O God!
   Guide Your servants always with Your light, knowledge, and wisdom on the straight path, so that they do not stray or deviate.
   O Lord!
   Make it so that Your servants act so well and achieve Your pleasure, so that both You are pleased with them and they are pleased with You.
   O God!
   Your servants cannot bear the terrifying sound of mountains being struck and the terror of earthquakes. So, let the Day of Judgment and the Hereafter come without terror, and let all Your servants enter the gathering of the assembly while reciting Your remembrance with the beautiful sound of love, and all be assured of the grace of Your guidance that has encompassed them when they are present for judgment.
   O God!
   People spend their days in hope of Your forgiveness and guidance, and they constantly seek Your guidance. Although they may not be as You wish, O Great God, Possessor of infinite power, always elevate and perfect Your servants, and help them to recognize the truth from falsehood, and always grant them success in doing wise and good deeds under Your guardianship and the intercession of Your infallible Imams, and hasten the appearance of the Imam in the grace of Your all-encompassing mercy.
   Amen, O Lord of the worlds, by the honor of Muhammad and his pure family, and by the blessings of salutations upon Muhammad and his family, O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and his family. And hasten their reappearance.