Surah's In Qur'an The Lesson's And Hadith's

99: (Al-Zalzalah)- The Earthquake

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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99: (Al-Zalzalah)- The Earthquake

(The Quaking)Number of Verses: 8

Sūra al-Zalzala (Arabic: سورة الزلزلة, the earthquake) or al-Zilzal (Arabic: الزلزال) is the ninety ninth sura of the qur'an and is among the short suras located in juz' thirty. Most exegetes have said that this sura is madani. The name of the sura is adopted from its first verse.

Sura al-Zalzala speaks about the signs of the Day of judgement and that the righteous and wrong-doers will see the consequences of their deeds. It is mentioned in hadiths that the Sura al-Zalzala is equal to one fourth of the Qur'an and for anyone who recites it, it would be counted as if he has recited the (Sura al-Baqara) (the longest sura of Qur'an).

Opinions are divided as to whether this Surah was revealed in Mecca or Medina. It is generally referred to as being of the early Medinan period, by some commentators, while some others believe that it can be of the late Meccan period.

The style of its verses, which are about Resurrection and the preliminary signs of its occurrence, appears to be like the Meccan Suras, but there is a tradition which says that when this Surah was revealed, Abu-Sa'id-Khudri asked the holy Prophet (S) a question about the following verse:

"So, whoever has done an atom's weight of good shall behold it",

and we know that Abu-Sa'id joined the Muslims in Medina.

In any case, whether it is Meccan or Medinan, it does not change the meaning and the commentary of the Surah.

This Surah mainly pivots on three points: First, it speaks about the preliminary signs of the appearance of the Hereafter, and then, it tells us about the Earth as a witness to all of Man's deeds.

In the third part, people are divided into two groups; good and evil, each of which will receive the fruit of their own actions.

There are some expressive meanings in the Islamic reports on the virtue of reciting this Surah.

For instance, a tradition from the holy Prophet (S) says:

"He who recites it (Surah Zilzal), it is the same as if he had recited Surah Baqarah, his reward is as much as the one who would have recited one fourth of the Qur'an."

Another tradition from Imam Sadiq (as) says:

"Be never tired of reciting it (Surah Zilzal), because everyone who recites it in his optional prayers will never be involved in an earthquake and he will not die by it, nor should he be hurt by lightning or any worldly pests until he dies".

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Benefits

This Surah was revealed in Madinah and it has 8 ayaat. It is narrated from Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) that whoever recites this Surah in his nawafil (recommended) prayers will not die as a result of an earthquake and will be saved from all the natural calamities.