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Al-Adiyat

100th chapter of the Qur'an

Summary

100th chapter of the Qur'an

Field	Value
number	100
number-3	100
name	Al-ʿĀdiyāt
name-ar	سورة العاديات
name-en	The War Horses
prev_sura	Quran 99
next_sura	Quran 101
classification	Meccan
othernames	The Chargers, The Assaulters
juz	30
rukus
verses	11
words	40
letters	168
muqattaat
sajdahs
audio	Chapter 100, Al-Adiyat (Murattal) - Recitation of the Holy Qur'an.mp3

| number-3 = 100 | name-ar = سورة العاديات | name-en = The War Horses

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Al-Adiyat or The War Horses which run swiftly (, al-ʿādiyāt, also known as "The Coursers, The Chargers") is the 100th chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an, with 11 āyāt or verses. Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is an earlier "Meccan surah", which means it is believed to have been revealed in Mecca, rather than later in Medina.

Summary

1-6 Oaths that man is ungrateful to his God
7-8 Man loves the things of this world
9-11 Man’s secret thoughts shall be discovered on the judgment day

Text

Text and meaning

In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

By the racers, panting,

And the producers of sparks (when) striking

And the chargers at dawn,

Stirring up thereby (clouds of) dust,

Arriving thereby in the center collectively,

Indeed mankind, to his Lord, is ungrateful.

And indeed, he is to that a witness.

And indeed he is, in love of wealth, intense.

But does he not know that when the contents of the graves are scattered

And that within the breasts is obtained,

Indeed, their Lord with them, that Day, is (fully) Aware.

Translation: Sahih International

Period of revelation

Whether this Surah Al-Adiyat is a Makki or a Madani is disputed. But the subject matter of the Surah and its style clearly indicate that it is not only Makki, but was revealed in the early stage of Makkan period.Source: Malik Al-Qur'an Translation Translator: Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik Edition: First, Hardback Published: 1997 Publisher: The Institute of Islamic Knowledge, Houston, Texas, USA Abdullah bin Masud, Jabir, Hasan Basri, Ikrimah, and Ata say that it is Makki. Anas bin Malik, and Qatadah say that it is Madani; and from Ibn Abbas two views have been reported, first that it is a Makki Surah, and second that it is Madani. But the subject matter of the Surah and its style clearly indicate that it is not only Makki but was revealed in the earliest stage of Makkah. So the surah is considered to be Meccan conclusively.

Hadith

According to hadith, this surah is recommended in Maghrib prayer.

Hisham ibn Urwah said that his father used to recite the surahs like Al-Adiyat, which was recited. Abu Dawud said: This indicates that those (traditions indicating long surahs) are abrogated, and this is more sound tradition.Sunan Abu Dawud 813 In-book reference: Book 2, Hadith 423 English translation: Book 2, Hadith 812

References

[[George Sale's translation]]
(1896). "A Complete Index to [[Sale's Text]], Preliminary Discourse, and Notes". Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, and Co.
"Chronological Order of Surahs".

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