Surah 75 · Meccan · 40 Verses
القيامة
SURAH AL-QIYAMAH
The Resurrection
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
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وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ
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أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
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بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
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بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ
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يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
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فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ
So when vision is dazzled
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وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ
And the moon darkens
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وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ
And the sun and the moon are joined,
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يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
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كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ
No! There is no refuge.
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إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
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يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ
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وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ
Even if he presents his excuses.
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لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muḥammad], to hasten with it [i.e., recitation of the Qur’ān].
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إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
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فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
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ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
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كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ
No! But you [i.e., mankind] love the immediate
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وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ
And leave [i.e., neglect] the Hereafter.
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وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ نَّاضِرَةٌ
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
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وَوُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌۭ
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
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تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌۭ
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
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وَقِيلَ مَنْ ۜ رَاقٍۢ
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
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وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ
And he [i.e., the dying one] is certain that it is the [time of] separation
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وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ
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فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ
And he [i.e., the disbeliever] had not believed, nor had he prayed.
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وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
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ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
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أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ
Woe to you, and woe!
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ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ
Then woe to you, and woe!
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أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى
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أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةًۭ مِّن مَّنِىٍّۢ يُمْنَىٰ
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
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ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةًۭ فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allāh] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
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فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
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أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْۦِىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
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About This Surah
Surah Al-Qiyamah affirms resurrection through the self-reproaching soul, human reconstruction, final upheaval, and personal awareness of excuses. It instructs the Messenger not to rush his tongue while receiving revelation and contrasts faces looking toward their Lord with faces expecting calamity. Its reference to fingertips supports complete re-creation but should not be exaggerated into a modern forensic-science prediction.
Al-Qiyamah opens with oaths by the Day of Resurrection and the self-reproaching soul. Human beings question whether bones can be assembled, and the answer affirms that even fingertips can be restored. The point is precise divine re-creation; the verse need not be marketed as a prediction of fingerprint science.
People may deny because they want to continue without restraint and ask when the Day will come. Cosmic disruption and recognition of the final destination follow, but no calendar date is given. Each person is a witness against the self even while offering excuses.
The Messenger is instructed not to move his tongue hastily with revelation. Collection, recitation, and explanation are placed under divine care. This passage concerns receiving revelation and should not be turned into a general ban on learning strategies or speech assistance.
The chapter contrasts immediate love of worldly life with neglect of the Hereafter, then describes death reaching the collarbones and the recognition that departure has arrived. These scenes must not be used for suicide romanticization, death prediction, or withholding palliative and medical care.
The closing argues from human reproductive origin to resurrection. It invites humility without reducing people to biology or supplying a complete medical text.
Core Themes
- Resurrection and precise re-creation
- The self-reproaching moral conscience
- Excuses exposed by self-knowledge
- Revelation received without haste
- Worldly immediacy and final return
- Human origin as an argument for resurrection
Structure
Verses 1-6: Resurrection, bones, fingertips, and denial — 1-6
This section develops resurrection, bones, fingertips, and denial across verses 1-6. Read it as part of Surah Al-Qiyamah’s complete sequence; it does not independently create a private ruling, diagnosis, prediction, punishment power, or guaranteed outcome.
Verses 7-15: Cosmic upheaval and self-witness — 7-15
This section develops cosmic upheaval and self-witness across verses 7-15. Read it as part of Surah Al-Qiyamah’s complete sequence; it does not independently create a private ruling, diagnosis, prediction, punishment power, or guaranteed outcome.
Verses 16-25: Receiving revelation and faces on the Day — 16-25
This section develops receiving revelation and faces on the day across verses 16-25. Read it as part of Surah Al-Qiyamah’s complete sequence; it does not independently create a private ruling, diagnosis, prediction, punishment power, or guaranteed outcome.
Verses 26-40: Death, arrogance, human origin, and re-creation — 26-40
This section develops death, arrogance, human origin, and re-creation across verses 26-40. Read it as part of Surah Al-Qiyamah’s complete sequence; it does not independently create a private ruling, diagnosis, prediction, punishment power, or guaranteed outcome.
Reading Guide
Safety-focused reading step 1
Keep this boundary visible: The fingertip verse should not be marketed as a simplistic fingerprint-science prediction. Compare the relevant passage with the complete surah before drawing any contemporary conclusion.
Safety-focused reading step 2
Keep this boundary visible: No verse supplies a date for the Hour or authority to predict an individual’s death. Compare the relevant passage with the complete surah before drawing any contemporary conclusion.
Safety-focused reading step 3
Keep this boundary visible: Death imagery must not romanticize self-harm or replace palliative and medical care. Compare the relevant passage with the complete surah before drawing any contemporary conclusion.
Safety-focused reading step 4
Keep this boundary visible: The self-reproaching soul is not a stand-alone psychiatric diagnosis. Compare the relevant passage with the complete surah before drawing any contemporary conclusion.
Key Passages
Resurrection, bones, fingertips, and denial — 1-6
Verses 1-6 address resurrection, bones, fingertips, and denial. Their placement in Surah Al-Qiyamah supplies the immediate context; this overview identifies the movement without turning it into a stand-alone legal ruling, clinical diagnosis, current-event prediction, private enforcement authority, or guaranteed worldly result.
Cosmic upheaval and self-witness — 7-15
Verses 7-15 address cosmic upheaval and self-witness. Their placement in Surah Al-Qiyamah supplies the immediate context; this overview identifies the movement without turning it into a stand-alone legal ruling, clinical diagnosis, current-event prediction, private enforcement authority, or guaranteed worldly result.
Receiving revelation and faces on the Day — 16-25
Verses 16-25 address receiving revelation and faces on the day. Their placement in Surah Al-Qiyamah supplies the immediate context; this overview identifies the movement without turning it into a stand-alone legal ruling, clinical diagnosis, current-event prediction, private enforcement authority, or guaranteed worldly result.
Death, arrogance, human origin, and re-creation — 26-40
Verses 26-40 address death, arrogance, human origin, and re-creation. Their placement in Surah Al-Qiyamah supplies the immediate context; this overview identifies the movement without turning it into a stand-alone legal ruling, clinical diagnosis, current-event prediction, private enforcement authority, or guaranteed worldly result.
Recitation Note
No exclusive time, fixed repetition count, or guaranteed worldly outcome is asserted here for reciting Surah Al-Qiyamah. Reading it is worship and study; any claim about protection, healing, provision, family outcomes, or a prescribed number requires separate exact evidence and narrow wording.
Interpretation Limits
- The fingertip verse should not be marketed as a simplistic fingerprint-science prediction.
- No verse supplies a date for the Hour or authority to predict an individual’s death.
- Death imagery must not romanticize self-harm or replace palliative and medical care.
- The self-reproaching soul is not a stand-alone psychiatric diagnosis.