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'''Sūra al-Qīyāma''' (Arabic:{{ia|سورة القيامة}}) is the 75th [[sura]] of the [[Qur'an]]. It is a [[Makki]] sura located in [[juz']] 29. This sura is called al-Qiyama because it begins with God's [[oath]] upon the [[Qiyama]]. Sura al-Qiyama speaks about the definiteness of the occurrence of the [[resurrection]] and description of that day. It describes humans on the Day of Resurrection to two groups of happy and fresh and sad and scowling, and emphasizes on this point that human being is a witness to himself and his actions.

[[Verse]]s 3 and 4 of this sura are among its famous verses which say that God not only has the power to reconstruct decayed bones of humans upon resurrection, but can He also recreate the fingertips. It is the verse that is said to be referring to the fingerprint by which each person is identified. About the merits of the [[recitation]] of this sura, it is transmitted from the [[Prophet (s)]] that, "whoever recites the Sura al-Qiyama, [[Jabra'il]] (Gabriel) and I will testify for him on the Day of Resurrection that he believed in that day and his face will be brighter than others then."

Sura al-Qiyama is a [[Makki sura]] and the 31st sura revealed to the Prophet (s). In the current order of the Qur'an, it is the 75th sura<ref>Maʿrifat, ''Āmūzish-i ʿulūm-i Qurʾān'', vol. 2, p. 166.</ref> located in juz' 29.

Sura al-Qiyama has 40 verses, 164 words and 676 letters. Regarding volume, it is among [[Mufassalat suras]] (having several short verses).<ref>Khurramshāhī, ''Dānishnāma-yi Qurʾān'', vol. 2, p. 1259-1260.</ref>