Surah Az-Zalzalah — Learn with Audio & Meaning

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  • Origin: Mecca
  • Āyāt: 8
  • Theme: The earth’s great quake, its testimony, and precise accounting for every deed

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~ٱلزَّلْزَلَة~‎
Surah Az-Zalzalah

A mighty quake shakes the earth and it brings out its burdens; the earth testifies by Allah’s command. People go forth in groups to see their deeds, and even an atom’s weight of good or evil will be seen and repaid—perfect justice.

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📖 Verse 1

إِذَازُلْزِلَتِالْأَرْضُزِلْزَالَهَا

English Tafsir (Al-Saʿdī):

When the earth is shaken with its destined convulsion—an overwhelming quake that heralds the Reckoning.

۞ زِلْزَالَهَا ۞

Its particular, decreed convulsion—no ordinary tremor.


📖 Verse 2

وَأَخْرَجَتِالْأَرْضُأَثْقَالَهَا

English Tafsir (Al-Saʿdī):

The earth casts forth its burdens—what lay within it of the dead and hidden loads.

۞ أَثْقَالَهَا ۞

Its heavy contents: the dead and all it was laden with.


📖 Verse 3

وَقَالَالْإِنسَانُمَالَهَا

English Tafsir (Al-Saʿdī):

Man exclaims in alarm: “What is with it?”—astonished by the unprecedented upheaval.


📖 Verse 4

يَوْمَئِذٍتُحَدِّثُأَخْبَارَهَا

English Tafsir (Al-Saʿdī):

On that Day the earth will relate its news—bearing witness to what was done upon it.

۞ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا ۞

It testifies, recounting deeds that occurred on it—by Allah’s leave.


📖 Verse 5

بِأَنَّرَبَّكَأَوْحَىٰلَهَا

English Tafsir (Al-Saʿdī):

Because your Lord commanded and inspired it—to speak and to bring forth.


📖 Verse 6

يَوْمَئِذٍيَصْدُرُالنَّاسُأَشْتَاتًالِيُرَوْاأَعْمَالَهُمْ

English Tafsir (Al-Saʿdī):

On that Day people will come forth in groups, separated by their states, to be shown their deeds without any injustice.

۞ أَشْتَاتًا ۞

Dispersed/varied groups, each according to its condition and record.


📖 Verse 7

فَمَنْيَعْمَلْمِثْقَالَذَرَّةٍخَيْرًايَرَهُ

English Tafsir (Al-Saʿdī):

Whoever does the weight of an atom of good will see it—nothing is lost with Allah.

۞ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ ۞

The tiniest weight imaginable—complete precision in accounting.


📖 Verse 8

وَمَنْيَعْمَلْمِثْقَالَذَرَّةٍشَرًّايَرَهُ

English Tafsir (Al-Saʿdī):

And whoever does the weight of an atom of evil will see it—absolute justice without omission or excess.


📚 Recap: Surah Az-Zalzalah

Summary of the Meanings:

۞ 1–3. The quake & alarm ۞

The earth’s destined convulsion and the human’s astonishment as it brings out its burdens.

۞ 4–5. Earth’s testimony ۞

The earth bears witness to deeds by Allah’s inspiration—nothing is concealed.

۞ 6–8. Precise accounting ۞

People come forth in groups to see their deeds; even an atom’s weight of good or evil is recorded and shown.


📝 Az-Zalzalah Quiz – Based on Tafsir Al-Saʿdi

1. “تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا” (v.4) indicates the earth will:


2. According to Al-Saʿdī, “أَثْقَالَهَا” (v.2) includes:


3. The phrase “مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ” (vv.7–8) conveys:


4. Match each Arabic term to its meaning

Drag the word into the correct meaning

زِلْزَالَهَا
أَثْقَالَهَا
أَشْتَاتًا
مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ

its convulsion/earthquake

its burdens/weights within

scattered groups

the tiniest weight (atom)

5. Verses 6–8 emphasize: