About Surah Al-Zilzali
The Arabic name of Surah Al-Zilzali is الزلزلة, also written Az-Zalzalah. Az-Zalzalah means “The Earthquake”. The name comes from the word zilzal in the first verse. quran.com lists it as Madani; its notes record that scholars differ on whether it is Makki or Madani. In the revelation-order list used by quran.com, it is number 93 of 114. In the order of the Mushaf it comes after Surah Al-Bayyinah and before Surah Al-’Adiyat.
Main Themes of Surah Al-Zilzali
The surah describes the second life after death and the complete, detailed record of deeds that every person will be shown.
- The surah is about the second life after death and the presentation of each person’s full record.
- It begins with the earth’s great shaking and the bewilderment people will feel.
- The earth itself, by Allah’s command, will report what was done upon it.
- People will come forth in groups to be shown their deeds, and not even an atom’s weight of good or evil will be overlooked.
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