Name: Surah Al-Waqiah
Meaning: The Event
Recited By: Abdul Aziz Al Zahrani
Surah Al-Waqiah was revealed in Makkah consists in 96 Ayat 3 Raku and 56th Chapter of Holy Quran(27th Para).
We mention some famous incidents related to Surah Al-Waqiah
1. Hazrat Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) as saying:
The Fire that Adam’s sons burn is only one-seventieth part of the Fire of Hell. His Companions said: By
Allah, even ordinary Fire would have been enough (to burn people). Thereupon he said: It is sixty-nine parts
over (the heat of) Fire in this world, each equivalent to their heat.
(Sahih Muslim: 2843)
2. Narrated to Hazrat Abu Saeed Al-Khudri (RA) that:
The Holy Prophet (PBUH) said, “Allah will say (on the Day of Resurrection), O Adam.’ Adam will reply,
Labbaik wa Sadaik,’ and all the good is in Your Hand.’ Allah will say: ‘Bring out the people of the fire.’
Adam will say: O Allah! How many are the people of the Fire?’ Allah will reply: ‘From every one thousand,
take out nine-hundred-and ninety-nine.’ At that time, children will become hoary-headed, every pregnant
female will have a miscarriage, and one will see humanity as drunken, yet they will not be drunk, but
dreadful will be the Wrath of Allah.” The companions of the Prophet (PBUH) asked, O Allah’s Apostle! Who is
that (excepted) one?” He said, “Rejoice with glad tidings; one person will be from you, and one-thousand
will be from Gog and Magog.” The Prophet (PBUH) further said, “By Him in Whose Hands my life is, hope that
you will be one-fourth of the people of Paradise.” We shouted, “Allah u Akbar!” He added, “I hope that you
will be one-third of the people of Paradise. We shouted, Allah u Akbar! He said, “I hope that you will be
half of the people of Paradise.” We shouted, “Allah u Akbar!” He further said, “You (Muslims) (compared with
non-Muslims) are like a black hair in the skin of a white ox or like a white hair in the skin of a black ox
(your number is minimal as compared with theirs).
(Sahih al-Bukhari: 3348)
3. Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Holy Prophet (PBUH) said, In Paradise, there is a tree so big that a rider can travel in its shade for
one hundred years without passing it; and if you wish, you can recite: In shade long-extended.
(Sahih al-Bukhari: 4881)
4. Narrated to Hazrat Maqil bin Yasir(RA):
The Holy Prophet (PBUH) said: “Whoever says three times when he gets up in the morning: Aa uzu Billahis-Sami
Al-Alim Min Ash-Shaitanir-Rajim and he recites three Ayat from the end of Surah Al-Hashr-Allah appoints
seventy-thousand angels who say Salat upon him until the evening. If he dies on that day, he dies a martyr,
and whoever reaches the evening holds the same status.
(Jamia at-Tirmidhi: 2922)
In this Surah, Allah explains that The Day Of Judgment will also mention that the Right-hand people will get success (go to Heaven) and the left will unsuccess (go to Hell).In this Surah, Allah divides people into three classes. Described the joys of the Muslim Heaven. The punishment of the wicked in Hell is described. The arguments for the resurrection of the dead are taken from God’s work in creation and giving.