The Overwhelming
•26 verses
A Meccan surah of 26 verses, Al-Ghashiyah describes the Overwhelming Day (the Day of Judgment) and its consequences upon people. The Prophet (peace be upon him) recited it during the Friday prayer.
Al-Ghashiyah contrasts the fate of the condemned (humiliated faces, scorching fire) with that of the blessed (radiant faces, elevated garden), and invites reflection on the creation of the camel, the sky, and the mountains.
Show pictures of camels and mountains to your child and explain that these wonders are signs of Allah mentioned in the Quran.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?
[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,
Working [hard] and exhausted.1
They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.
They will be given drink from a boiling spring.
For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant
Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.
[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.
With their effort [they are] satisfied
In an elevated garden,
Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.1
Within it is a flowing spring.
Within it are couches raised high
And cups put in place
And cushions lined up
And carpets spread around.
Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?
And at the sky - how it is raised?
And at the mountains - how they are erected?
And at the earth - how it is spread out?
So remind, [O Muḥammad]; you are only a reminder.
You are not over them a controller.
However, he who turns away and disbelieves –
Then Allāh will punish him with the greatest punishment.
Indeed, to Us is their return.
Then indeed, upon Us is their account.
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