Al-Waqi'a

Surah 56 of the Quran
الواقعة‎
Al-Wāqiʻah
The Event
ClassificationMeccan
Other namesThe Event, The Inevitable
PositionJuzʼ 27
No. of verses96
No. of Rukus3
No. of words428
No. of letters1723
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Page from the Qur'an manuscript with the fragment of the surah Al-Waqi'a. Kufic script, North Africa, 10th century. Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
Right-hand half of a double-page frontispiece of the Mamluk Qur'an with verses 75-77 of the surah Al-Waqi'a in kufic script. This frontispiece marks the beginning of the 3rd section of the surah. Egypt, late 14th century. Freer Gallery of Art

Al-Wāqiʻa[1] (Arabic: الواقعة; "The Inevitable"[2] or "The Event"[3]) is the 56th surah (chapter) of the Quran. Muslims believe it was revealed in Mecca (see Meccan surah), specifically around 7 years before the Hijrah (622), the migration of Muhammad to Medina.[4] The total number of verses in this surah is 96. It mainly discusses the afterlife according to Islam, and the different fates people will face in it.

  1. ^ Ibn Kathir. "Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Surah Al Waqiah". Quran 4 U. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Qur'anic Verses (56:77-9) on Carpet Page". World Digital Library. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  3. ^ The Study Quran, p. 1319.
  4. ^ The Message of the Quran, M. Asad, 1982, Introduction Surah Al-Waqi'a. According to all available evidence, this surah was revealed about seven years before the Prophet's hijrah.