Surah At-Takwir
التكوير
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- Makki
- Ayahs
- 29
- Juz
- 30
- Mushaf pages
- 586
- Words
- 104
- Order revealed
- 7th (according to Ibn Abbas)
- Year
- 1st - 3rd year of Prophethood
About Surah At-Takwir (081)
The Surah talks about the end of the world. In a very powerful way, it gives us some of the scenes of the Last Day. All the natural power as well as…
The Surah talks about the end of the world. In a very powerful way, it gives us some of the scenes of the Last Day. All the natural power as well as the human power and authority will come to an end. This is a serious message not the words of a madman. The purpose of this message is to remind people to become morally upright.
The Surah takes its name from the first Ayat, “When the sun is wrapped up (in darkness)” (81:1) There are 29 Ayat in this Surah.
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The 29 ayahs of Surah At-Takwir
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Themes of Surah At-Takwir (081)
It has two themes: the Hereafter and the institution of Apostleship. In the first six verses the first stage of the Resurrection has been mentioned…
It has two themes: the Hereafter and the institution of Apostleship. In the first six verses the first stage of the Resurrection has been mentioned when the sun will lose its light, the stars will scatter, the mountains will be uprooted and will disperse, the people will become heedless of their dearest possessions, the beasts of the jungle will be dazed and will gather together, and the seas will boil up. Then in the next seven verses, the second stage has been described when the souls will be reunited with the bodies, the records will be laid open, the people will be called to account for their crimes, Heaven and Hell will be brought into full view. After depicting the Hereafter thus, man has been left to ponder his own self and deeds, saying: “Then each man shall himself know what he has brought with him.”
After this, the theme of Messengership has been taken up. In this the people of Makkah have been addressed, as if to say “Whatever Muhammad ﷺis presenting before you, is not the bragging of a madman, nor an evil suggestion inspired by Satan, but the word of a noble, exalted and trustworthy messenger sent by Allah, whom Muhammad ﷺhas seen with his own eyes in the bright horizon of the clear sky in broad day light. Where then are you going, having turned away from this teaching?”
Key words of Surah At-Takwir
Arabic builds its words from a three-letter root; change the pattern around the root and the meaning changes with it. These are the roots this surah keeps returning to, and the words built on each — every word links to the ayah it sits in. More in the Grammar Guide.
| Root | Times | Words in this surah |
|---|---|---|
| نفس | 3 | |
| علم | 3 | |
| شيا | 3 | |
| جنن | 2 | |
| قول | 2 | |
| شمس | 1 | |
| كور | 1 | |
| نجم | 1 | |
| كدر | 1 | |
| وحش | 1 | |
| واد | 1 | |
| كشط | 1 |
Introduction and themes from The Qur’an Companion (Qur’an Wiki), Institute of Qur’anic Studies, reproduced unchanged. Key roots are their selection; every word, meaning and count shown here is from ILMHUB’s own Quran database.
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