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'''Sūra al-Qīyāma''' (Arabic:{{ia|سورة القيامة}}) is the seventy fifth [[sura]] of the [[Qur'an]]. It is a [[Makki]] sura located in [[juz']] twenty nine. 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. | '''Sūra al-Qīyāma''' (Arabic:{{ia|سورة القيامة}}) is the seventy fifth [[sura]] of the [[Qur'an]]. It is a [[Makki]] sura located in [[juz']] twenty nine. 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 three and four 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." | [[Verse]]s three and four 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." | |||
== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
*'''Naming''' | |||
This sura is called Sura al-Qiyama or Sura La Uqsim-u ({{ia|لَاُقسِمُ}}). The two names are adopted from the first verse of the sura, where [[God]] swears upon the Day of Resurrection.<ref>Khurramshāhī, ''Dānishnāma-yi Qurʾān'', vol. 2, p. 1259-1260.</ref> | This sura is called Sura al-Qiyama or Sura La Uqsim-u ({{ia|لَاُقسِمُ}}). The two names are adopted from the first verse of the sura, where [[God]] swears upon the Day of Resurrection.<ref>Khurramshāhī, ''Dānishnāma-yi Qurʾān'', vol. 2, p. 1259-1260.</ref> | ||
*'''Order and place of revelation''' | |||
Sura al-Qiyama is a [[Makki sura]] and the thirty first sura revealed to the Prophet (s). In the current order of the Qur'an, it is the seventy fifth sura<ref>Maʿrifat, ''Āmūzish-i ʿulūm-i Qurʾān'', vol. 2, p. 166.</ref> located in juz' 29. | Sura al-Qiyama is a [[Makki sura]] and the thirty first sura revealed to the Prophet (s). In the current order of the Qur'an, it is the seventy fifth sura<ref>Maʿrifat, ''Āmūzish-i ʿulūm-i Qurʾān'', vol. 2, p. 166.</ref> located in juz' 29. | ||
*'''Number of verses and other features''' | |||
Sura al-Qiyama has forty 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> | Sura al-Qiyama has forty 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> | ||
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About the merits and benefits of this sura, it is transmitted from the Prophet (s), that "whoever recites the Sura al-Qiyama, [[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 the others then."<ref>Ṭabrisī, ''Majmaʿ al-bayān'', vol. 10, p. 190.</ref> Also, it is narrated from [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]] that whoever frequently recites Sura al-Qiyama and acts according to its verses, God will resurrect him the best way with the Prophet (s), while his face is happy until he will pass [[Sirat]] bridge and [[Mizan]].<ref>Ṣadūq, ''Thawāb al-aʿmāl'', p. 121.</ref> | About the merits and benefits of this sura, it is transmitted from the Prophet (s), that "whoever recites the Sura al-Qiyama, [[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 the others then."<ref>Ṭabrisī, ''Majmaʿ al-bayān'', vol. 10, p. 190.</ref> Also, it is narrated from [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]] that whoever frequently recites Sura al-Qiyama and acts according to its verses, God will resurrect him the best way with the Prophet (s), while his face is happy until he will pass [[Sirat]] bridge and [[Mizan]].<ref>Ṣadūq, ''Thawāb al-aʿmāl'', p. 121.</ref> | ||
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In ''[[Tafsir al-Burhan]]'', some benefits are mentioned for this sura such as increasing daily provision, security, popularity among people,<ref>Baḥrānī, ''al-Burhān'', vol. 5, p. 553.</ref> strengthening chastity and modesty<ref>Baḥrānī, ''al-Burhān'', vol. 5, p. 553.</ref> and also removing weakness and incompetence.<ref>Kafʿamī, ''al-Miṣbāḥ'', p. 459.</ref> | In ''[[Tafsir al-Burhan]]'', some benefits are mentioned for this sura such as increasing daily [[provision]], security, popularity among people,<ref>Baḥrānī, ''al-Burhān'', vol. 5, p. 553.</ref> strengthening chastity and modesty<ref>Baḥrānī, ''al-Burhān'', vol. 5, p. 553.</ref> and also removing weakness and incompetence.<ref>Kafʿamī, ''al-Miṣbāḥ'', p. 459.</ref> | ||