Surah Al-Qaari'a · Ayah 1·Makkī

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Translation

Saheeh International

The Striking Calamity -

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 1 root in 1 of 1 words

Rarest here: ق-ر-ع — 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 3 points across 3 rule families

  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī1
  • Light rāʾ1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

1 word · 7 letters · āyah 1 of 11

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 101:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 101:1 include Quran 69:1 (Surah Al-Haaqqa), Quran 79:7 (Surah An-Naazi'aat), Quran 56:4 (Surah Al-Waaqia), and Quran 86:1 (Surah At-Taariq). For example, 69:1 reads: “The Inevitable Reality -” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 101:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 101:1 (Surah Al-Qaari'a, The Calamity) reads: “The Striking Calamity -”

Which surah is verse 101:1 in?

Quran 101:1 is āyah 1 of Surah Al-Qaari'a (The Calamity), chapter 101 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 11 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 101:1?

Tartīl presents Quran 101:1 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.