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88: (Al-Ghashiyah)- The Overwhelming Event

Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim.

In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. All the praises and thanks be to Allâh, the Lord of the 'Alamîn . The Only Owner of the Day of Recompense. You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help. Guide us to the Straight Way. The Way of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace , not (the way) of those who earned Your Anger, nor of those who went astray .

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88: (Al-Ghashiyah)- The Overwhelming Event 

(The Overwhelming Event)Number of Verses: 26

Sūra al-Ghāshīya (Arabic: سورة الغاشية) is eighty eighth surah of the quran. It is makki and located in thirtieth juz of the quran. "Ghashiya" means "to envelop" and it is one of the names of the Day of judgement.

This sura speaks about the states and fate of deniers and also happiness and salvation of believers and calls human beings to reflect upon the wonders of creation. About the merits of this sura, it is narrated from the prophet (s) that if someone recites Sura al-Ghashiya, god will take it easy on him upon reckoning.

This Surah is one of the Meccan Surahs which contains mainly the following three themes:

The first subject is the 'Resurrection' and the contrast between the destinies of the Good and the Evil in the 'Hereafter'.

The second subject is 'Monotheism' with reference to the creation of the sky, the earth, and the mountains. Man should consider these wonderful matters as admonishments.

The third subject is 'Prophecy' and some of the duties that the holy Prophet (S) was required to perform. On the whole, the Surah strengthens the idea for the basis of religion and faith, as well as all Meccan Surahs do.

As for the virtue of studying this Surah, there is a tradition from the holy Prophet (S) that says:

"He who recites this Surah will be reckoned with an easy Reckoning by Allah."

And another narration from Imam Sadiq (as) says:

"He who continues reciting this Surah in his obligatory or voluntary prayers, Allah will put him in His Grace both in this world and the Next, and will keep him safe from fire in the Hereafter."

Certainly it will be so, if the person would only think about the Surah and act accordingly.

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Benefits

This is a 'makki' Surah and it has 26 ayaat. It is narrated from the Holy Prophet (S) that the one who recites this Surah will not face difficulty in the accounting of deeds on the Day of Judgement and Allah (S.w.T.) will show Mercy to him and save him from Jahannam.

Reciting this Surah near a baby removes fright from him and stops his crying. Imam Ali (a.s.) has said that if this Surah is recited over a part of the body which is paining, the pain will go away and if recited over food items, it removes any bad effects of that food.

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Lessons

Have you heard tell [Prophet] about the Overwhelming Event? On that Day, there will be downcast faces, toiling and weary, as they enter the blazing Fire and are forced to drink from a boiling spring, with no food for them except bitter dry thorns that neither nourish nor satisfy hunger. [Quran 88:1-10]