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ArticleIn reviewDay of Judgement يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَة
The end of the world and final accounting in Islamic eschatology, when all created beings will be raised, gathered before Allah, judged on their deeds, and assi
ArticleIn review40 Hadith Qudsi الْأَرْبَعِين الْقُدْسِيَّة
A genre of small anthology gathering forty Hadith Qudsi (sacred narrations of Allah's words in the Prophet's ﷺ phrasing); the most circulated is the compilation
ArticleIn reviewAd-Dajjal (the Antichrist) الْمَسِيح الدَّجَّال
A great deceiver who will appear near the end of time, claiming divinity and performing illusory miracles to mislead — until killed by Isa son of Maryam at the
ArticleIn reviewAn-Nafs al-Lawwama (Reproachful Self) النَّفْس اللَّوَّامَة
The middle of the three Quranic states of the soul — the conscience that reproaches the self for sin and pulls it back toward repentance and right action.
ArticleIn reviewArafat عرفات
A plain east of Mecca; standing here on the 9th of Dhu al-Hijjah is the central rite of Hajj.
ArticleIn reviewAt-Tammah al-Kubra (Greatest Calamity) الطَّامَّة الْكُبْرَى
A name of the Day of Judgement in Surah An-Naziʿat 79:34 — "the Greatest Calamity that overwhelms" — emphasisi …
ArticleIn reviewBarzakh (Intermediate State) الْبَرْزَخ
… in the grave during which questioning, recompense in part, and waiting for the Day of Judgement occur.
ArticleIn reviewBridles of Hell أَزِمَّة جَهَنَّم
In an authentic hadith, Hell is described as having seventy thousand bridles drawn by seventy thousand angels each — emphasising the immensity of its restraint
ArticleIn reviewDeath الموت
The end of earthly life and the beginning of the intermediate stage (barzakh) before resurrection.
ArticleIn reviewDisbelievers (Kuffar) الْكُفَّار
Those who disbelieve in or reject the message of Islam after it has reached them — one of the categories the Quran contrasts with the believers (mu'minun) and t
ArticleIn reviewHamim and Ghassaq حَمِيم وَغَسَّاق
Two of the punishment-drinks of Hell — Ḥamīm (boiling/scalding water) and Ghassāq (purulent discharge) — paired in Surah An-Naba 78:25 as the recompense of disb
ArticleIn reviewIblis إبليس
The original name of Shaytan before he disobeyed Allah's command to bow to Adam.
ArticleIn reviewIman الْإِيمَان
Faith in Islam — defined by the Prophet ﷺ in the Hadith of Jibril as belief in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day, and divine destiny; u
ArticleIn reviewIntercession (Shafa'ah) الشَّفَاعَة
… ah's permission for designated servants to intercede on behalf of others on the Day of Judgement — the supreme being the Greater Intercession by the Prophet ﷺ to begin the reck …
ArticleIn reviewIsa عِيسَى
The penultimate messenger in Islam, son of the Virgin Maryam — born without a father by Allah's word, given the Injil, performed signs by Allah's leave, raised
ArticleIn reviewIsrafil إِسْرَافِيل
The angel charged with the Trumpet — one of the named archangels in Islamic tradition (alongside Jibril and Mikail), who awaits the divine command to blow the t
ArticleIn reviewJahannam جَهَنَّم
Hell in Islam — the abode of punishment for those who died in disbelief or unrepented major sin; described in the Quran with seven gates, levels of severity, an
ArticleIn reviewJannah الْجَنَّة
Paradise in Islam — the eternal abode of bliss prepared for the righteous, ranked in levels and described in vivid Quranic imagery as gardens beneath which rive
ArticleIn reviewJinn الجن
Beings created by Allah from smokeless fire; like humans, they have free will and will be judged.
ArticleIn reviewMessenger رَسُول
In Islam, a prophet additionally tasked by Allah with delivering a new sacred law (sharī'ah) or renewed mandate to a people; every rasul is a nabi, but not ever
ArticleIn reviewMountains in the Quran الجبال
The Quran describes mountains as "pegs" stabilising the earth — a metaphor with notable scientific resonance.
ArticleIn reviewMunkar and Nakir مُنْكَر وَنَكِير
The two angels who question every soul in the grave about its Lord, religion, and prophet — establishing the Barzakh's preliminary judgement.
ArticleIn reviewPunishment (Adhab) الْعَذَاب
Allah's punishment — both that which befell prior nations who rejected their messengers, and the punishment of the grave and the Hereafter; one of the most-disc
ArticleIn reviewQuran الْقُرْآن
The central religious scripture of Islam, believed by Muslims to be the verbatim, uncreated word of Allah revealed to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in Arabic over twen
ArticleIn reviewRefuge (Maʿwa) الْمَأْوَى
A Quranic term denoting the final destination or "refuge" — used both for Paradise (Jannat al-Maʾwa) and Hell (al-Maʾwa as the resort of those who transgressed)
ArticleIn reviewResurrection of Decayed Bones إِحْيَاء الْعِظَام
The Quran's repeated argument that the One who first created bodies from nothing is fully able to resurrect them after they have decayed — a refutation of the p
ArticleIn reviewReward (Jaza) الْجَزَاء
The Quran's comprehensive term for recompense — encompassing the reward of believers in Paradise, the punishment of disbelievers in Hell, and the principle that
ArticleIn reviewSeventy Thousand سَبْعُون أَلْفًا
… on entering Paradise without reckoning, and 70,000 angels conveying Hell on the Day of Judgement.
ArticleIn reviewSunan Ibn Majah سنن ابن ماجه
One of the six canonical Sunni hadith collections, compiled by Imam Ibn Majah (d. 887 CE).
ArticleIn reviewSurah al-Mursalat سُورَة الْمُرْسَلَات
… ccan, 50 verses — opening with five oaths on cosmic agencies and warning of the Day of Judgement, with the recurring refrain "Woe that Day to the deniers."
ArticleIn reviewSurah al-Waqi'ah سُورَة الْوَاقِعَة
The 56th surah of the Quran — Meccan, 96 verses — describing the Day of Judgement, the three categories of mankind on that Day, and Paradise and Hell.
ArticleIn reviewSurah at-Takwir سُورَة التَّكْوِير
The 81st surah of the Quran — Meccan, 29 verses — opens with twelve cosmic disturbances at the end of the world and includes a vivid description of the Quran's
ArticleIn reviewThe Bridge (Sirat) الصِّرَاط
The bridge stretched over Hellfire on the Day of Judgement, which all souls must traverse — believers crossing at speeds proportional to t …
ArticleThe Great News (al-Nabaʾ al-ʿAẓīm) ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
… :1–3, is the momentous tiding the deniers argue over — the Resurrection and the Day of Judgement. It is the question the whole sūrah answers: its ordered signs of creation lead …
ArticleIn reviewThe Hereafter (al-Akhirah) الْآخِرَة
… that follows death, beginning with the grave (Barzakh), proceeding through the Day of Judgement, and ending in Jannah or Jahannam eternally.
ArticleIn reviewThe Hour (as-Sa'ah) السَّاعَة
The moment of arrival of the Day of Judgement — knowledge of its timing reserved exclusively to Allah; recognised by the majo …
ArticleIn reviewThe Reckoning (al-Hisab) الْحِسَاب
The accounting on the Day of Judgement — Allah's individual questioning of every soul about its deeds, words, and inte …
ArticleIn reviewThe Scale (al-Mizan) الْمِيزَان
The scale of perfect justice on which deeds will be weighed on the Day of Judgement — established by Allah such that no soul is wronged by even an atom's weight.
ArticleThe Spirit (al-Rūḥ) ٱلرُّوحُ
… Sūrah An-Naba (78:38) the Spirit (al-Rūḥ) and the angels stand in ranks on the Day of Judgement, and none may speak except whom the All-Merciful permits, saying only what is r …
ArticleIn reviewThe Sun in the Quran الشَّمْس
The Sun is described in the Quran as a "burning lamp" placed in the sky among the signs of Allah — appearing in numerous verses on cosmic ordering, the alternat
ArticleIn reviewTwo Blasts of the Trumpet النَّفْخَتَان
The two blasts of the Trumpet that bookend the end of the world and the resurrection — the first collapsing creation, the second raising it.
ArticleIn reviewWudu الوضوء
The Islamic procedure of ritual washing performed before prayer.
ArticleIn reviewZakat الزكاة
Obligatory almsgiving; the third pillar of Islam, calculated as a portion of one's wealth.
VerseVerse 78:17
Surely the Day of Judgement has an appointed
VerseVerse 78:17
The Day of Judgement is already fixed
VerseVerse 78:17
Verily the Day of Judgement has been fixed.
QuestionWhat is “the great news” in Surah An-Naba?
… ūrat An-Nabaʾ, “the great news” (al-nabaʾ al-ʿaẓīm) is the Resurrection and the Day of Judgement — the very matter the people of Makkah were arguing over. The sūrah opens on th …