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سُورَةُ الغَاشِيَةِ · 88:1
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ

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Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?

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Introduction

This is āyah 1 of Sūrat Al-Ghaashiya (The Overwhelming), the 68th sūrah in the traditional order of revelation. It was revealed in the Meccan period and sits within Juzʾ 30. Meccan verses tend to address faith, the oneness of God, and the hereafter.

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Revelation & occasion

Asbāb al-Nuzūl
Period
Meccan
Order revealed
68 of 114
Surah
Al-Ghaashiya (88)

No specific occasion of revelation (Asbāb al-Nuzūl) is recorded for this āyah in al-Wāḥidī's collection. Many verses were revealed without a single triggering event.

Commentary

Tafsir

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Hafiz Ibn Kathir

Reciting Surat Al-A'la and Al-Ghashiyah in the Friday Prayer It has already been mentioned on the authority of An-Nu'man bin Bashir that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite Surat Al-A'la (87) and Al-Ghashiyah in the 'Id and Friday prayers. Imam Malik recorded that Ad-Dahhak bin Qays asked An-Nu'man bin Bashir, "What else did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recite on Friday along with Surat Al-Jumu'ah?" An-Nu'man replied, "Al-Ghashiyah (88)." This narration has been recorded by Abu Dawud, An-Nasa'i, Muslim and Ibn Majah. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ - وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ - عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ - تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً - تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ آنِيَةٍ - لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ - لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِن جُوعٍ (1. Has there come to you the narration of…
Provenance

Chains of transmission

Oral — isnād

  1. ~610–632 CERevelation & memorisation

    Received by the Prophet ﷺ and preserved by the ḥuffāẓ (memorisers) among the Companions.

  2. 1st century AHMutawātir transmissionawaiting curation

    Carried by mass-transmission through the generations of qurrāʾ.

  3. TodayLiving chainsawaiting curation

    Continuous ijāzah chains link reciters today back to the Prophet ﷺ.

Verified isnād chains for this āyah will be added by curators.

Written — the manuscript record

  1. ~650 CEʿUthmānic codicesawaiting curation

    The standardised muṣḥaf sent to the great cities (e.g. the Topkapı and Samarqand codices).

  2. 8th–10th c.Early Ḥijāzī & Kūfic foliosawaiting curation

    Surviving leaves in Birmingham, Sanaa, Paris (BnF) and beyond.

  3. Modern printModern printawaiting curation

    The 1924 Cairo edition → today: the standard printed muṣḥaf used worldwide.

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