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(Redirected from Al Takwir) 81st chapter of the Qur'an
Surah 81 of the Quran
التكوير‎
At-Takwīr
The OverThrowing
ClassificationMeccan
Other namesThe Cessation, The Darkening, The Rolling, The turning into a sphere
PositionJuzʼ 30
No. of verses29
No. of words104
No. of letters435
← 80: Abasa82: Al-Infitar →
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At-Takwīr (Arabic: التكوير, literally "The Turning Into a Sphere") is the eighty-first chapter (sura) of the Qur'an, with 29 verses (ayat). It tells about signs of the coming of the day of judgement.

Summary

  • 1-14 The terrible signs of the judgment-day
  • 15-25 Oaths that the Quran is the word of Allah, and that Muhammad is neither a madman nor deluded by the devil
  • 26-29 The Quran an admonition to all men

Hadith

  • Whoever wants to see the Qiyamah with his/her eyes should read the verses of at-Takwir, al-Infitar and al-Inshiqaq.”
  • Imam Ahmad recorded from Ibn Umar that Muhammad said: "Whoever wishes to look at the Day of Resurrection, as if he is seeing it with this eye, then let him recite: ‘When the sun Kuwwirat’(At-Takwir) and ‘When the heaven is cleft sunder (Al-Infitar) and ‘When the heaven is split asunder.(Al-Inshiqaq)’”
  • Umar ibn Horayth said: "I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) reciting: 'When the sun is wound round.' in fajr. (at-Takwir (81:1)) "
  • Sahabah reported that Muhammad used to recite surahs An-Naba (78) and Al-Mursalat (77) in one rak'ah, and surahs Ad-Dukhan (44) and At-Takwir (81) in one rak'ah.

References

  1. Wherry, Elwood Morris (1896). A Complete Index to Sale's Text, Preliminary Discourse, and Notes. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, and Co. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. (Tirmidhi, Tafsir: 81- Ahmad: 2/27, 36,100-5/452)
  3. Jami` at-Tirmidhi Grade : Hasan (Darussalam) English reference  : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3333 Arabic reference  : Book 47, Hadith 3653
  4. Jami` at-Tirmidhi Grade : Hasan (Darussalam) English reference  : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3333 Arabic reference  : Book 47, Hadith 3653
  5. This is mentioned in Tafsir ibn kathir, Likewise, At-Tirmidhi has also recorded this Hadith.
  6. (Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Tafsir: 81- Ahmad: 2/27, 36,100-5/452)
  7. Sunan an-Nasa'i 951 In-book reference  : Book 11, Hadith 76 English translation  : Vol. 2, Book 11, Hadith 952
  8. Sunan Abu-Dawud, Book 6, Number 1391:
  9. Sunan Abu-Dawud, Book 6: Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Ramadan' Book 6, Number 1391.
  10. "Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement". Archived from the original on 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2013-10-21.

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